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Top seed David Ferrer made to fight to reach semifinals of the Swedish Open The Spanish defending champion defeats Swede Robin Soderling 7-5 6-7 6-1 Richard Gasquet reaches Mercedes Cup semis after beating Albert Montanes BASTAD, Sweden (AP) -- Top seed David Ferrer won the first four games of the final set to beat local favorite Robin Soderling 7-5 6-7 6-1 to reach the Swedish Open semifinals in Bastad. Soderling forced a final set by winning the second-set tiebreaker 7-3 on his third set point after Ferrer's forehand return sailed long. It was the fourth-ranked Spaniard's second win over Soderling after losing his first four matches against the Swede. Ferrer, who won the clay-court tournament last year, will play either Tommy Robredo of Spain or Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in Saturday's semis. Third seed Robredo won the... [read full story]
