Federer in semis of hometown tournament (AP)
Roger Federer cruised into the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors, his home tournament, by beating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 Friday. Federer gained three match points and won on his first when Kiefer mishit a shot into the roof of the hall. The top-ranked player, who hails from Basel, is seeking his second straight title here.
Federer wins at Swiss Indoors; Gonzalez upset
Jarkko Nieminen upset second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-5 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors.
Qualifier ousts Ljubicic en route to Lyon GP semis
Colombian qualifier Alejandro Falla outlasted fifth-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 to reach the Lyon Grand Prix semifinals.
Djokovic dominates Wawrinka in BA-CA final
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic beat Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-0 Sunday in the final of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy for his fifth ATP title of the season.
Schnyder stops top-seeded Chakvetadze (AP)
Patty Schnyder needed only 39 minutes to rout top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 6-0 Friday and reach the semifinals of the Generali Ladies. “This result is an incredible surprise for me,” the sixth-seeded Schnyder said, who also was a semifinalist in Linz in 2005 and 2006. “I know what a great player Anna is, but obviously she didn’t have any self-confidence today.” The seventh-ranked Russian made…
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