体坛英语资讯：Nadal sets up Federer clash at BNP Paribas Open semis
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 15-- <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="mogul">mogul</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BNP">BNP</span> <span word="Paribas">Paribas</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevailed">prevailed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="Khachanov">Khachanov</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> 7-6(2), 7-6(2) <span word="while">while</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hubert">Hubert</span> <span word="Hurkacz">Hurkacz</span> 6-4, 6-4 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Wells">Wells</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="event">event</span>."</p><p><span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spaniard">Spaniard</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="head">head</span> <span word="series">series</span> 23-15, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BNP">BNP</span> <span word="Paribas">Paribas</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> 11-9 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="styles">styles</span>, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="things">things</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span>. "<span word="All">All</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>."</p>
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