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The Swiss, winner of 16 Grand Slam titles and seeded No. 2, was eliminated in the semifinals of the Australian winner of the 2008, Serb Novak Djokovic, ranked third in three sets 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4, Thursday.

Novak Djokovic

Before the tournament there was much talk of a possible final between Nadal, who was a fourth consecutive gain in Grand Slam and Federer, who was seeking a fifth title in Melbourne and was perhaps the only tennis player to be able to stop Spanish.

Instead, Nadal, injured, was eliminated in the quarterfinals by compatriot David Ferrer in three sets small and now it’s time for Federer to leave with his shotgun. Ferrer could join Djokovic in the final. He will face Andy Murray in Friday’s second semifinal.

“I intend to watch this match to bed with some popcorn,” said Djokovic. David played a fantastic match against Rafa, even if Rafa was struggling with an injury.

“They are in great shape. Andy shows good form on this surface. It’s a Grand Slam final, anything can happen. I believe in myself. This is truly one of the best games I’ve played a long time. ”

This is the first time since 2003 that Federer will not hold one of the four Grand Slam titles and the first time that neither Nadal nor Switzerland is in the final of a Grand Slam final in Melbourne since the opponent Djokovic Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in 2008.

“I was ready to deliver two sets easily,” said Federer. It is a pity that I could not push it that far. I wanted to win the tournament for a fifth time, but tonight it was not possible. ”

This is the second consecutive time that eliminates Federer Djokovic in the semi-finals of a major tournament. He had done at Flushing Meadows to win his place in the final against Nadal.

Neither David Ferrer nor rain could stop the hurricane Rafa Nadal. The Spaniard is still improving day by day, is slowly gathering pace on his return to earth and level begins to seem far we have come to the Spaniard and has allowed the crown at Roland Garros. Rome was not easy, opposite David Ferrer had a coming great tennis practice. But in two Sets (7-5, 6-2) overcame Alicante to add the Masters number 17 and his career and even a legendary brand of tennis, Andre Agassi.

The clash began with the two members of the ‘Navy’ very into the game. The exchange of ‘guns’ was constant and even David Ferrer suffered on occasion to take their service, both reached the last stages of the first race very confident.

Before the end of the first battle, the rain caused the break of the crash. About 45 minutes and was stopped after the same meeting, Nadal returned to the track with the intention to continue making history in a city that is given very well in recent years, adds his fifth tournament in the Eternal City. Ferrer broke serve at the right time and with hard blows impossible rallies and despair caused Alicante player who felt the pressure to contest the first final of a Masters 1000 in the key moments of the match.

In the second set, Nadal continued practicing his best tennis. He took his first serves to avoid dropping a ‘break’ and sometimes used in the precipitation of a Ferrer did not know how to beat his friend but rival on clay in Rome. The Alicante erred in finding the winners as both the drive with the back and was guilty of excessive use of the left to the network.

Finally, what was to come came. The number three ranked players returned to get a ‘break’ after Ferrer committed two double faults in a row and did not let their service ahead in the second round. The Javea could not cope with Nadal’s wrist, he could get points from the bottom of the track, from the network, right cross, defending or blows point winners. Al Menorca did not care, I wanted to finalize on the fast track but the rain finally did not let him break to lead a new party.

For Alicante was like holy water. The phenomenon Nadal was impossible to stop him perfect wine to reappear in the rain. Still, at the time the game was stopped practically did not change things much. A set to beat Nadal on the ground was far from the possibilities of a Ferrer died out gradually after the few options he had to break his rival’s service is to wipe out a big hit winners Rafa has become more eager than ever to fight to return to the top of world tennis.

With some advantage in the final stretch of shock to the Balearic Islands, it only had to finalize the meeting and re-crowned on a track that is given very well. In their struggle to return to being the best in the world, the Spaniard is still catching up to Federer through the clay court tournaments and honing their set-up for one of the most important events of the season, that of Roland Garros.

David Ferrer became the man of the tie. The Jávea, with his victory over Stanislas Wawrinka, made it 3-1 in the first knockout round of the Davis Cup 2010 held on the clay of the Plaza de Toros de La Ribera de Logroño and sealed the move to the quarterfinals of this competition, where he hopes France.

David Ferrer beat Stanislas Wawrinka in the duel of 1′s by an aggregate score of 6-2, 6-4 and 6-0 after two hours and thirty-four minutes of play in a clash played on clay Rioja. After some early moments in which a cold Foster had to save an adverse situation of 0-40, the Alicante came into the game. David succeeded in proposing a confrontation from the bottom of the track, with heavy exchanges that gradually undermined the morale of an impatient and erratic Wawrinka he saw as his opponent broke serve in the first option he had, in the fifth game. A break that sank encourage the Swiss, who thereafter began to play around, committing a string of countless unforced errors. Ferrer took advantage of this situation, achieved a break and closed again in your favor the first set in just 38 minutes.

In the second set up the level of tennis because it was much finer Wawrinka. At least in the beginning. The Swiss No. 1 had fifteen minutes of great lucidity in which to base all winners and an exhibition of reflex volleys at the net and managed to break the serve of Spanish and enjoy a 1-4 in his favor on the scoreboard. However, David starred in a new installment of hard work, consistency and quality that led him to formalize the comeback. Five games in a row and the second act that goes to the Spanish box. With the mountain as uphill, Wawrinka threw in the towel. Moreover when Ferrer did break in the first game of the third act. The Swiss merely staking everything on without success, to reprimand an audience that booed her bad gestures on track and prove that, after recently enjoying his fatherhood, his physique is the least limited. David, meanwhile, proved to be strong morally, in moments of intensity, namely keeping a cool head and be able to pull forward with guarantees. Increased income in the marker (made eleven games in a row!) And ended up closing the game brilliantly.

This victory, coupled with Nicolas Almagro on Marco Chiudinelli (6-1, 6-3) in the party that closed the day, Spain win by 4-1 to Switzerland, thus sealing the ticket for the quarterfinals, where France now hopes the Tsonga, Monfils, Simon, Gasquet, Bennetteau, Llodra,

Bad news for the Spanish courts. David Ferrer, the world number 19, has had to decline the option to play this week in New Haven (USA), where he departed as the fourth-seeded to aggravated tendinitis in his left knee, an injury that will have you in doubt face to be joining the U.S. Open.

David Ferrer

David Ferrer this week he planned to contest the tournament in New Haven, last event prior to the dispute at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam of the season. El de Jávea departed as the fourth seed and would face in the first round to Argentine Leonardo Mayer, but eventually the party would not take place. Guilt, tendinitis that drags the last dates David, that had prevented perform 100% of faculty in recent tournaments played.

After falling in the second round of the individual table of Cincinnati Masters 1000 to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and in the discipline of doubles, where he was paired with Tommy Robredo, David traveled to New Haven with the intention to re-do ‘double’ ie play both singles and doubles with the goal of shooting in fast track towards the U.S. Open. However, after finishing ‘touch’ the American tournament, on his arrival in New Haven was explored by doctors, who decided he should keep some days of rest to recover definitely ahead of the tendinitis in his left knee.

After passing the routine monitoring by physicians of the tournament, Ferrer travel to U.S. on Monday afternoon to be tested in a few days on the slopes of Flushing Meadows. Although, since its environment is seen precaution, tennis intention is to stay tuned for the next day 31 August, the date at which begins the last ‘big’ season. “I have spoken with my team and we agreed it would be best not to play in New Haven to try to play the U.S. Open in the best conditions. There is still a week, so I will try to recover well and training hard to get to the first game in New York in the best manner possible, “said Ferrer himself.