Ferrer enjoys easy ride into Barca semis
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April 24, 2010, Saturday
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DAVID Ferrer moved a step closer to reaching his third straight Barcelona Open final after beating Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-0 yesterday.
The eighth-seeded Ferrer, who lost to five-time champion Rafael Nadal in his two final appearances, broke his Brazilian opponent four times to reach the semifinal for a fourth consecutive time.
The 17th-ranked Spaniard will play Fernando Verdasco, who stopped Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-2, 7-6 (4).
On Thursday, world No. 8 Robin Soderling, the highest-ranked player left in the Barcelona Open after a slew of withdrawals, sprinted into the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Spain's Feliciano Lopez. The second-seeded Swede next plays Argentine Eduardo Schwank who put out Spain's Ivan Navarro 6-3, 7-6.
Meanwhile, seventh-ranked Andy Roddick has withdrawn from next week's Rome Masters citing personal reasons. The American recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of his marriage to model Brooklyn Decker, who was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in February.
Roddick also skipped Rome last year when he took a break after the wedding, meaning he doesn't have any ranking points to defend in the claycourt tournament.
While this tournament is mandatory for top-ranked players, Roddick will not be fined because he is allowed one free exemption per year as a veteran who has played more than 600 matches on tour.
The ATP said Roddick was expected to be back for the Madrid Masters on May 9.
Both the Rome and Madrid tournaments are key warmups for the French Open, which starts on May 23.
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