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Federer, Djokovic advance to Basel semis

(AP Photo/Keystone/Georgios Kefalas)

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors on Friday, staying on course to meet in the final.

Three-time defending champion Federer cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win against Russian qualifier Evgeny Korolev and Djokovic pulled out a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka.

Federer will play wild card Marco Chiudinelli, a childhood friend in Basel who beat Richard Gasquet of France 6-1, 6-3 to reach the first ATP Tour semifinal of his injury-blighted career.

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2009 ATP Rankings
Rank Player Points
1 Roger Federer 10055
2 Rafael Nadal 8845
3 Novak Djokovic 7890
4 Andy Murray 6640
5 Juan Martin del Potro 6060
6 Andy Roddick 4500
7 Nikolay Davydenko 4340
8 Fernando Verdasco 3225
9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2985
10 Robin Soderling 2935
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