Davydenko v. Federer, Soderling v. Del Potro in the semis.
by bahamaderek on Nov.27, 2009, under del Potro, Nicolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic’s reign as end-of-season champion ended on Friday despite victory over Rafael Nadal in his final round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
The Serb just about overcame the exhaustion he has talked about to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 in the afternoon session, but Nikolay Davydenko’s 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-3 defeat of Robin Soderling in the evening saw both the Russian and the Swede qualify.
Nadal’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals had already disappeared with defeats in both his opening matches, and he struggled with a back problem as Djokovic proved too strong in one hour 57 minutes.
Davydenko will play Roger Federer in Saturday’s first semi-final at 1415 GMT, with Soderling taking on Juan Martin del Potro at 2045 GMT.
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