Soderling, Ferrer advance in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Robin Soderling and David Ferrer advanced Thursday to the semifinals of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament.
Soderling outlasted Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) and Ferrer rallied to beat sixth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the Zayed Sports City.
Soderling will take on top-ranked Roger Federer in the semifinals Friday, while Ferrer faces No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Federer and Nadal both had first-round byes in the six-player invitational tournament, which is not part of the ATP Tour calendar.
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