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 | Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have qualified for the semifinals19-03-2011 |
World No. 2 Roger Federer (Switzerland) and No. 3 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) qualified for the semifinals of the tennis tournament of the series "Masters in Indian Wells (USA) with a prize fund 3.645 million dollars.
Federer wins in the semifinals Stanislas Wawrinka 6:3, 6:4, and Djokovic record record in his career - the 18th consecutive victory, after you remove Richard Gasquet (France), 6:2, 6:4 after 1:35 game.
The semifinals Federer and Djokovic go against each other.
Since the beginning of the year, Novak Djokovic has 16 wins and no losses, but Federer has 8 wins and 13 losses. But Djokovic won both his matches against Federer in
2011 - semi-finals of the Australian Open and the final in Dubai three weeks ago. Novak Djokovic conceded an early break against Gasquet, but lost in the second set with 0:3 before reaching success.
"The last three months are the best in my sport career. Confidence in the game is very important for every player. I feel good on the court, said after the game Serb.
Roger Federer had no trouble against his friend Stanislas Wawrinka and has 18 wins and 3 losses this season. "I'm happy that I will play the semifinals. I made a good start of the year. I expect to improve my game in the coming months. Natural'm fine and I am super motivated," said Federer.
The other semifinal will play world No. 1 Rafael Nadal (Spain) and Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina).