Roddick & Nadal To Meet In The Semis

It appears that Andy Roddick may have Novak Djokovic's number this year. Their last meeting was in the Australian Open when Djokovic retired after trailing Roddick in the quarterfinals. In their rematch today, Roddick emerged victorious again by beating the Serb decisively in straight sets 6-3 6-2.

Roddick had an overall solid match. He served well with a first serve percentage of 81%. On the other side of the ball, he broke the Serb four times in the match.

Unforced errors killed Djokovic. The Serb could not find the inside of the court if he tried. He looked lethargic, lacked the intensity and looked like he could not wait to get off the court. Luckily, Roddick put him out of his misery after 68 minutes of play. This was Roddick's first of two wins today because he also won the doubles semifinal with Mardy Fish against Richard Gasquet and Stanislas Wawrinka.

In the other quarterfinal, Juan Martin Del Potro came out hitting big in the first couple of games and looked like he was going to go toe-to-toe with Rafael Nadal. The Argentinian young gun was then broken by Nadal in game three of the first set. After securing the break, Nadal was off to the races and sent Del Potro packing in straight sets 6-2 6-4.

Roddick and Nadal will now meet in the singles semifinal on Saturday. Nadal currently leads their head-to-head 4-2.

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