Federer and Nadal keep on marching toward the finals in Doha.
The Swiss had another easy win vs. Grega Zemlja 6-2, 6-3 to get his 19th straigh match victory, while the Spaniard cruised past the German qualifier Denis Gremelmayr by 6-2 6-2.
‘It can, you know, be tricky when you enter sort of the first tournament of the season and right away you play an incredibly tough three setter, let’s say,’ Federer said. ‘The body feels that, and that’s why I’m happy to be through into the quarterfinals without too much trouble.’
‘I’m trying to play aggressive, I’m trying to return a little bit better, because for me the worst thing I did for most of last year was the return, especially the second half of the year,’ Nadal said. ‘(I’m) so happy with my returns here and happy how a few things have worked well with the new weight of the racket. I’m starting to have good feelings, so that’s really important.’
Federer will face Seppi and Nadal will play Mikhail Youzhny to get to the semifinals.
