Key Biscane, Florida - World number 2 Roger Federer needed dominant serving and one lucky bounce to beat Andy Roddick 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Federer lost serve only once and broke after hitting a passing shot on the next-to-last point that clipped the net cord and hopped over Roddick's racket for a winner."I didn't really catch a break there," a glum Roddick said during his 90-second postmatch news conference. "At least it became a battle."
Federer improved to 17-2 against Roddick and avenged a defeat when they met in Key Biscayne quarterfinals last year. Roddick lost despite the backing of a near-capacity crowd of 12,606 that included Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter, who repeatedly stood and screamed in support of Roddick from his third-row seat.
"A nail-biter," Federer said. "I was under pressure there. I was serving at a high percentage, but I didn't think I was playing incredible tonight. Andy's always tough to play here in the States. He had great crowd support, and it was a fun experience."
Federer improved to 17-2 against Roddick and avenged a defeat when they met in Key Biscayne quarterfinals last year. Roddick lost despite the backing of a near-capacity crowd of 12,606 that included Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter, who repeatedly stood and screamed in support of Roddick from his third-row seat.
Federer's opponent Friday will be No. 3-seeded Novak Djokovic, who beat No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4. The other women's semifinal Thursday will be between No. 8 Svetlana Kuznetsova and No. 11 Victoria Azarenka.
source: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4034264
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