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Sorry - this page has been removed. Roger Federer sweeps past Tomas Berdych to reach Indian Wells semi-final
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This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason. Roger Federer delivered a master class as he swept into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a ruthless 6-4, 6-0 demolition of Tomas Berdych at Indian Wells.
Bidding for a record fifth title at the ATP Masters event, the Swiss world No2 broke his opponent once in the first set and three times in the second to seal victory in only 68 minutes.
For further information, please contact: Federer will next meet either Rafa Nadal or the big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic who were playing later.
“It was great,” a beaming Federer said courtside after improving his career record against Berdych to 13-6. “I was really able to put the pressure on Tomas from the baseline.
“I had the upper hand and I definitely think he didn’t have his best serving day.
“The statistics showed he had a few double faults and not a high enough first-serve percentage and that allowed me to get into many of the baseline rallies. And because I had the upper hand, I was able to control the match.”
The ninth-seeded Berdych, whose best run at Indian Wells came in 2013 when he lost to Nadal in the semi-finals, served five double faults and never earned a break point against the Swiss.
Federer broke Berdych in the seventh game of the match, when the Czech netted a backhand after a protracted baseline rally, before taking the opening set in 40 minutes.
The Swiss dominated the second set with superb all-round tennis against an increasingly error-prone Berdych, who lost serve in the first and third games to go 0-3 down.
Federer again broke the Czech in the fifth, celebrating with a fist pump after crunching a forehand winner down the line, and then served out to book his place in the last four.
The world No1 Novak Djokovic will face Andy Murray in Saturday’s other semi-final in a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, won by the Serb in four sets.
Djokovic was gifted a spot in the last four at Indian Wells when the Australian Bernard Tomic pulled out of their quarter-final on Thursday, citing a back injury. Murray advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the Spaniard Felicano López.