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 | Roddick against Federer in Basel4-11-2011 |
American tennis player Andy Roddick failed to pay Radek Stepanek in the game of their second round of the tournament in Basel with a prize fund 1.225 million dollars and arrange a meeting with Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Former world No 1 did not start the game well and lost the first set 2-6, allowing for three breaks of his submission. But then Roddick raise your game, not give more opportunities to break Stepanek and took the next two sets 6-3 and 6-3. Thus ranked American in the quarterfinals, where it expects its largest rival Federer. They will play against each other for the 11th consecutive year the tour, as the Swiss lead in matches between them with crushing 20-2, having beaten Roddick in four finals in Grand Slam. The last time they met again last year in Basel, and then match Federer won their semifinal 6-4, 6-2. Roddick, however, must record success in today's meeting if you want to keep their chances of minimum classification of the World Tour Finals in London. For the moment it lags more than a thousand points from Mardy Fish, who takes the last place, giving the right to participate in London