The Paris Masters has some star power at the end of things, as Novak Djokovic won to advance to the semifinals and now he will face Roger Federer, who was able to defeat Juan Martin Del Potro and Rafael Nadal is lurking, looking for his first championship at the tournament.
This is the only Masters event that Nadal has not won and he advanced in straight sets on Thursday and now will get the chance to face either Federer or Djokovic in the finals if he can advance against Frenchman Richard Gasquet. The tournament has had some exciting play and now the final rounds are star powered and could be filled with some great tennis.
World number two Novak Djokovic hammered Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1 6-4 to reach the Paris Masters semi-finals on Friday.
The Serb overpowered the seventh seed to record his 13th consecutive victory over Wawrinka and seal a semi-final clash at the indoor event against Swiss Roger Federer after he defeated Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro.
Djokovic, the 2009 Paris Masters champion, had to battle five sets to prevail in his last two matches against Wawrinka but started fast to take a 3-0 lead.
He never loosened his grip, breaking his opponent's serve a second time in the sixth game to quickly wrap up the first set.
Djokovic wasted a couple chances in the second set but made the decisive break in the seventh game to cruise through.
World number one Rafa Nadal faces local favorite Richard Gasquet in the evening session's first match before title holder David Ferrer takes on sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych.
(Reuters Quotes)
