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 | Federer again against Roddick, 16 months later6-11-2010 |
Roger Federer will face Andy Roddick for the first time the epic final at Wimbledon in 2009, a year after they came in the semifinals of the tennis tournament for men indoors in Basel, Switzerland. Federer beat Radek Stepanek 6:3, 6:2, while Roddick David Nalbandian removed after 6:4, 6:4.
The final was played before 16 months and lasted from 4:16. It Federer won the fifth set with 16:14 points, but Roddick pretended not to remember: "What a finale? Always happy when I play with Roger. If you truly
athlete should try to give the best of yourself. Just want to go out on court and try to win. "
In the other semifinal two Serb Novak Djokovic and Victor Troizk will have to put aside their preparations for the Davis Cup. Djokovic beat Robin Haase of 6:2, 6:3, and Troizk beat Richard Gasquet of 6:4, 6:2.