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FEDERER TO MEET DJOKOVIC IN SEMI-FINAL CLASH

Third seed Roger Federer will meet the world’s Number 2, Novak Djokovic, in
Friday’s semi-final after beating French favourite Gael Monfils in Tuesday's
quarter-final match.

Issued on: 31/05/2011 - 20:44Modified: 31/05/2011 - 22:42


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AFP - Third seed Roger Federer will meet in-form Novak Djokovic for a place in
the French Open final after beating home favourite Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-3, 7-6
(7/3) in a low-quality quarter-final match on Tuesday.

The 16-time Grand Slam winner, who lost in the last eight last year following
four straight final appearances, faces Djokovic after the Serb's scheduled
quarter-final opponent, Italy's Fabio Fognini, withdrew through injury.

"He (Monfils) is a superb player, so I knew the danger of this quarter-final,"
said Federer after his sixth career victory over Monfils.

"I'm very happy to be in the semi-finals."

Monfils said the gusting winds on Roland Garros's central court had made life
difficult for him.

"My big weakness today was that I wasn't able to serve at all," he said.

"If I'd had more of a serve, I would not have been handicapped. The wind made
things really difficult."

Former world number one Federer, the 2009 champion, has made steady progress in
the tournament to date and is yet to lose a set.

Second seed Djokovic, however, has beaten the great Swiss in their three
previous encounters and requires just one more victory to level John McEnroe's
1984 record of 42 matches unbeaten at the start of a season.

A victory on Friday will also crown the Serb as the new world number one.

"Playing a semi-final here at Roland Garros is a great moment and playing such a
great player is what we train for," added Federer.

Federer made an uncertain start amid windy, overcast conditions on Court
Philippe Chatrier and was broken to love in his second service game.

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The Swiss broke back immediately, however, thanks to a perfectly judged backhand
drop shot that bit and died in the dust, before obliging the ninth-seeded
Monfils to fight off three break points in the eighth game.

Seeded outside the top two at a Grand Slam for the first time since Wimbledon in
2003, Federer brought up two set points on Monfils' serve shortly afterwards and
then clinched the first set when the world number nine put a forehand wide.

Following an exchange of breaks in the second set, Federer broke for a 4-2 lead
when Monfils double-faulted, prompting the Frenchman to fling his racquet to the
ground in disgust.

Both men were culpable of some dismal shot-making, but it did not prevent
Federer from closing out the set when a stretching Monfils sent a backhand long.

Monfils saved three break points at 4-4 in the third set and two at 5-5, but
swiftly fell 6-1 down in the ensuing tie-break and was finally beaten when
Federer thrashed a forehand winner down the line.

 

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