Serbian third seed Djokovic went through after unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek, who stunned world No. 1 Roger Federer on Friday, pulled out when 6-0, 1-0 down. After the game Stepanek said he felt weak and dizzy on court. Wawrinka made the final after American sixth seed Andy Roddick withdrew at 3-0 down in the first set because of a back injury. Stepanek looked out of sorts from the off.
Roger Federer lost his sixth match of the year on Friday.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/stepanek-knocks-federer-out-of-rome-masters/64994-5.html
The sixth-seeded Roddick beat rising local favorite Simone Bolelli of Italy.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/roddick-blake-enter-rome-masters-quarterfinals/64941-5.html
Federer improved to 6-0 in his career against the 2.08-meter (6-foot-10) Croat.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/federer-towers-over-karlovic-reaches-quarterfinals/64870-5.html
Serbia's Djokovic had to recover an early break in the first set.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/djokovic-beats-underdog-but-other-seeds-tumble/64793-5.html
Rome Masters began with an upset when Richard Gasquet lost to Peruvian qualifier Luis Horna.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/federer-to-face-canas-gasquet-shocked-by-qualifier/64666-5.html
Leander Paes and Martin Damm lost their semifinal match against Fabrice Santoro and Ninad Zimonjic.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/paesdamm-bite-dust-at-rome-masters/40480-5.html
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a third consecutive Rome Masters title after he edged Nikolay Davydenko.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nadal-edges-davydenko-to-reach-final/40474-5.html
Paes and Damm will take on sixth seeded French-Serbian duo of Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjic in the semifinals.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/paesdamm-enter-last-four/40420-5.html
Rafael Nadal swept into the Rome Masters semi-finals with a ruthless 6-2, 6-3 win over Novak Djokovic.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nadal-in-rome-masters-semifinals/40416-5.html
Two-time defending champion Nadal broke serve early and was at his mercurial best to beat Mikhael Youzhny.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/contrasting-fortunes-for-nadal-fedex/40385-5.html
Rafael Nadal who was at his mercurial best, took on Russia's Mikhael Youzhny for a place in the last eight.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nadal-shows-no-sign-of-crumbling/40368-5.html
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