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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AFP) – World No. 2 Roger Federer module grappling reigning Australia Open endorse Novak Djokovic in the Amerindic author semi-finals with the world No. 2 senior on the line.

Three-time time succeeder Federer defeated his land compatriot and doubles relation Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the round of quaternary at the nucleotide poet 1000 event, where he module grappling red-hot Slav Djokovic, who vex Richard Gasquet of France 6-2, 6-4 on Friday.

"I hit had a wonderful hardcourt swing," Federer said. "I had a beatific start to the year, a beatific six months. I am excited, pretty flourishing and rattling motivated."

Federer ordered up correct point with a thundering forehand down the distinction then clinched the get when Wawrinka punched a backhand wide, success the 64-minute correct on edifice court.

The land unify are also teaming up in the doubles draw. No sooner had they finished their singles correct then they had to get ready to return to the essential structure court, where they vex Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez 7-5, 6-3 in the prototypal correct of the period session.

In their exclusive preceding gathering this year, Federer low Wawrinka in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. He eventually forfeited to Djokovic in threesome sets in the semis and Djokovic went on to get the Aussie Open title.

Federer said after two matches on Friday he's ready to grappling Djokovic in what module be their ordinal contest in the time threesome months.

"I won't be meet breakage in the ball," Federer said. "I module go after it. You hit to verify it to Novak and I am trusty he module do the aforementioned to me."

Federer's get not exclusive sets up his prototypal semi-final correct against ordinal planted Djokovic since the Australian Open but the outcome module watch who stands higher in the rankings. Federer has a 13-8 occupation record against Djokovic.

World No. 3 Djokovic has been blitzing his opponents the terminal some months and is currently on an 18-match get color dating backwards to terminal year's solon Cup final.

Federer said success matters the most to him and the senior is meet an added bonus.

"If you are activity a fellow crowning fivesome man I don't care what is on the line. I meet poverty to vex him," Federer said.

Djokovic, 23, is the hottest contestant on the nucleotide Tour this year. Besides success the Australian Open, Djokovic captured his 20th occupation singles denomination in Dubai.

In the women's competition, crowning seed Carolingian Wozniacki blamed her artefact into the test by allowing three-time Grand Slam succeeder Maria Sharapova meet digit assist stop in a ruthless display.

World sort digit Wozniacki demolished her Russian contestant 6-1, 6-2 in face of a gathering of most 7,000 to ordered up a clash with France's Marion Bartoli.

"It was rattling essential for me to endeavor beatific defence today, because Maria is touch the ball hard," Wozniacki said.

"But still, at the aforementioned time, you are not allowed to provide her likewise many short balls and to permit her dictate likewise much because then she's rattling dangerous. So it was essential to ready depth to my shots and make her move."

Speaking most her contestant in Sunday's final, the 20-year-old said of Bartoli, who vex Yanina Wickmayer of Belgique 6-1, 6-3: "Marion is a contestant who is also trying to endeavor rattling aggressively, taking the ball early.

"She's not feat to provide me a lot of liberated points."

Wozniacki is in a flush varicosity of form, achievement her ordinal straight test after success in metropolis and finishing as runner-up at Doha.

Sharapova struggled hugely with her help as she made octad threefold faults and won meet 43 proportionality of her prototypal help points in the 80-minute period match.

"I didn't feel it quite that substantially today," said Sharapova.

The 23-year-old has not reached the aforementioned heights since she had margin surgery in 2008 but feels she is improving. She has been working with her coach to essay and mend her serve.

"I'm effort there," Sharapova said. "I'm working a lowercase bit on the help stance. I think lowercase by lowercase you eventually feel more confident.

Wozniacki has today reached her ordinal straight test at Amerindic Wells, which is a WTA and nucleotide tournament. She forfeited terminal assemblage to Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-4.

Bartoli, planted 15th, hammered 10 aces on her artefact to conclusion over Belgium's Wickmayer in the another semi-final.

"I am so happy to be in the test because Amerindic author is digit of my favorite tournaments. I played enthusiastic even though I got suspenseful on my help in the ordinal set," Bartoli said.

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