Roger Federer is in the semi-final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the fourth time.The World Rankings runner-up took the reins against Richard Gasquet in the match-deciding phases.
16Victory in 18th placeComparison – Roger Federer once again stood his ground against his favorite opponent.After initial problems, the 36-year-old Swiss won 7:5 and 6:4 against Richard Gasquet.
Unlike the match against Alexandr Dolgopolov, Federer was slow to come into the match.With the fine adjustment on the forehand side, the “Maestro” initially had great difficulty.Gasquet admittedly allowed a break point in the early stages, but otherwise the Frenchman rarely got into trouble on his own serve.
The door seemed to be a gap wide open, but the world ranking-31st.could not take advantage of the moment.After defending against a break-ball, Federer took the serve from his opponent in the eleventh game and then served it sovereignly to the 1-0 lead.
In the second act, the 19-times Grand Slam winner appeared more dominant at first, but without convincing completely.After Break and Rebreak, Federer regained the 31-year-old’s service in the seventh game.FedEx then left nothing to burn and turned his first match point into a service winner after 78 minutes.
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In the semi-final, Federer will face Juan Martin del Potro.The 29-year-old Argentinean had to go over the full distance against Viktor Trocki.In his 4:6, -6:1, -6:4 victory against the Serbian, however,”Delpo” had to fight with wrist problems again.
It remains to be seen whether the US open semifinalist will be able to face the Swiss in full possession of his forces.The last duel of the two had been a surprise victory against Federer for del Potro in Flushing Meadows.