Federer dumps Fish as Kerber puts out Serena
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August 19, 2012, Sunday
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WORLD No. 1 Roger Federer moved closer to a fifth Western & Southern Open crown on Friday as the Swiss star crushed American Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the semifinals in Mason, Ohio.
Federer, seeking his sixth title of the year, was in regal form as he beat Fish for the eighth time in nine meetings. The American has lost 17 of 20 sets in the one-sided rivalry.
Federer will line up next against compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka after the Swiss stormed back to beat Canadian Milos Raonic 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, in another quarterfinal.
In women's play, Angelique Kerber ended the 19-match win streak of Wimbledon and Olympic champion Serena Williams with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
The German fifth seed double-faulted on one match point but concluded with a winning ace on another to send the second seed out of the event, one that Williams has never won.
Williams destroyed a racquet in a fit of anger during the loss but will now have the rest days she has been seeking during her summer of success ahead of the start of the US Open, which begins on August 27.
"I was nervous at the end but I told myself to just keep hitting the ball," Kerber said. "Serena has been playing well. This was a good win for me and I'm very pleased."
It was the opposite story for elder Williams sister Venus, who upset defending US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
China's Li Na reached the semifinals over top seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-1 as the Polish favorite struggled with a shoulder injury.
US Open champion Novak Djokovic, the second-seeded Serbian, booked a semifinal with Olympic bronze medalist Juan Martin del Potro by beating Croat Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2. It will be a rematch of the bronze medal match at London.
Argentine Del Potro advanced by ending the giant-killing run of Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 6-3.
Federer, seeking his sixth title of the year, was in regal form as he beat Fish for the eighth time in nine meetings. The American has lost 17 of 20 sets in the one-sided rivalry.
Federer will line up next against compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka after the Swiss stormed back to beat Canadian Milos Raonic 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, in another quarterfinal.
In women's play, Angelique Kerber ended the 19-match win streak of Wimbledon and Olympic champion Serena Williams with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
The German fifth seed double-faulted on one match point but concluded with a winning ace on another to send the second seed out of the event, one that Williams has never won.
Williams destroyed a racquet in a fit of anger during the loss but will now have the rest days she has been seeking during her summer of success ahead of the start of the US Open, which begins on August 27.
"I was nervous at the end but I told myself to just keep hitting the ball," Kerber said. "Serena has been playing well. This was a good win for me and I'm very pleased."
It was the opposite story for elder Williams sister Venus, who upset defending US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
China's Li Na reached the semifinals over top seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-1 as the Polish favorite struggled with a shoulder injury.
US Open champion Novak Djokovic, the second-seeded Serbian, booked a semifinal with Olympic bronze medalist Juan Martin del Potro by beating Croat Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2. It will be a rematch of the bronze medal match at London.
Argentine Del Potro advanced by ending the giant-killing run of Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 6-3.
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