Nadal, Federer, Djokovic reach semis in Rome

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05/01/2009 - Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-ranked superstar Rafael Nadal, former world No. 1 Roger Federer and reigning Rome champion Novak Djokovic were quarterfinal winners Friday at the $3.645 million Italian Masters tennis event.

The three-time Rome titlist Nadal handled sixth-seeded fellow Spanish lefty Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-3 on the red clay at Foro Italico. Nadal snuck past Verdasco in an epic five-set semifinal at the Australian Open back in January.

Nadal captured this Roman event three years in a row from 2005-07, including a victory over Federer in the 2006 finale.

The reigning Aussie Open, Wimbledon, French Open and Olympic champion Nadal is fresh off his fifth straight Barcelona and fifth consecutive Monte- Carlo clay-court championships. The super Spaniard has now won his last 28 matches on red clay and is 145-4 on the surface since 2005, including a perfect 14-0 mark this season.

Nadal's semifinal opponent on Saturday will be 12th-seeded Chilean Fernando Gonzalez or Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco. "Gonzo" was the 2007 runner-up here to Nadal

The second-seeded Federer moved on by besting lefthanded German qualifier Mischa Zverev 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. The reigning U.S. Open champ Federer is a two-time runner-up here in Rome.

Up next for the 13-time major titlist Federer will be the third-seeded Djokovic, who handled fifth-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 on Day 5. Djokovic defeated Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in last year's Rome finale.

Djokovic is 3-7 lifetime against Federer, but the Serb beat the Swiss in a semifinal on a hardcourt in Miami last month. Federer, however, is 2-0 in their all-time clay-court meetings.

The 2009 Rome titlist will take home $565,000.

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