Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - World number one Roger Federer eased past his fellow Basel player Marco Chiudinelli (ATP rank, 73) after a difficult first set in the semi-finals of the Basel tournament. He won 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 against his much improved friend.
In the other semi-final Serbian Novak Djokovic continued his great escape act, winning 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 against Radek Stapenek after saving three match points. In the quarter-finals he just avoided being eliminated by Vaudois Stanislas Wawrinka.
Links to other sites: Le matin, Fre, Federer’s site
Related: Roger Federer’s 2010 schedule, with 18 matches lined up
Posted by Nicholas Bates on 8 November 2009 at 13:13 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 8 November 2009.
Filed under: Sports
Tags: Basel, Djokovic, Roger Federer, tennis
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