Roger Federer came through a tight QF match against the Finn Nieminen. Just as in his previous match he didn't face any breakpoints. Next up is Nikolay Davydenko who beat Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-3. Fed leads their H2H by 16-2, beating him 6-2 6-2 in their last meeting in Doha this year.
After his defeat against Fernando Verdasco in Miami, Rafael Nadal already back to training. He is working on clay courts to prepare Monte-Carlo (04-12) and all the clay season.