体坛英语资讯：Federer, Nadal set up blockbuster clash in French Open semis
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="Stan">Stan</span> <span word="Wawrinka">Wawrinka</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span>, <span word="their">their</span> 39<span word="th">th</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="head">head</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="break">break</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="overcame">overcame</span> <span word="Wawrinka">Wawrinka</span> 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> 35 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="Number">Number</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 37-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span>, <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Rafa">Rafa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strengths">strengths</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="against">against</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 7 <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Kei">Kei</span> <span word="Nishikori">Nishikori</span> 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="extending">extending</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>," <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="head">head</span> 23-15.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span>-<span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="Sloane">Sloane</span> <span word="Stephens">Stephens</span> 6-1, 6-4, <span word="Johanna">Johanna</span> <span word="Konta">Konta</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Durie">Durie</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1983.</p>
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