体坛英语资讯：Djokovic, Federer set up hightlight semifinal clash at Paris Masters
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 2-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="reel">reel</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="conquered">conquered</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>-<span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="streak">streak</span> <span word="to">to</span> 21 <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> 15-2 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="heads">heads</span>, <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="slump">slump</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span> <span word="bagged">bagged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>-<span word="best">best</span> 30 <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span>.</p><p><span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-1 <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decider">decider</span>.</p><p><span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> 5-3 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decider">decider</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Cilic">Cilic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="basically">basically</span>," <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>."</p>
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