A ‘vintage’ match between the Swiss and the Russian lived its expectations. Davydenko was back to his best tennis to grab the opener. Then he had to bow to his old time rival to capitulate in the decider.
I’ve played him a lot, we are the same age,’ commented Federer.
‘He was in the top four or five for years and we played a lot of big matches. I’m happy to live up to expectations, he’s playing fantastic again but not enough to beat me. We had a great match.’
The Swiss will play Del Potro. He holds a 8-2 vs. the Argentinian, but he lost with him a very important match in the 2009 US Open final.
‘I beat him in the Australian Open last month in my 1,000th match on tour,’ said Federer ‘It’s nice to see him back. I’m sure it will be a good match, I had my first hit this week with him and he will also be my last match of the week. He’s played a great tournament, but I hope I can win, let’s see how it goes.’
Talking about his semis, Del Potro said ‘I played almost perfect. I was focused all the time on trying to break and on hitting my forehand. I’ve been improving match by match, but I need to play better in the final if I’m going to win this tournament.’
DEL POTRO – BERDYCH
