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Federer, Djokovic cross paths in semis

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ROME – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic won to meet in the Rome Masters semifinals, while three-time champion Rafael Nadal loomed larger in the other half of the draw.

Nadal cruised past eighth-seeded Fernando Verdasco, 6-3, 6-3, improving to 8-0 against his fellow Spaniard, and will next face 12th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez, who struggled past Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Nadal and Gonzalez will face each other at Foro Italico for the third time in four years: Nadal won their 2006 quarterfinal and 2007 final.

Federer put down net-charging left-handed German qualifier Mischa Zverev 7-6 (3), 6-2; and Djokovic stayed on course to defend his title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro.  (AP)

FERNANDO GONZALEZ

FERNANDO VERDASCO

FORO ITALICO

JUAN MARTIN

JUAN MONACO

MISCHA ZVEREV

NADAL

NADAL AND GONZALEZ

RAFAEL NADAL

ROGER FEDERER AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC

ROME MASTERS

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