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 | | Federer is in 1/4-final in Shanghai, will be â„– 1 in the world for a record 300th week15.10.2012 |
Number 1 in the world Roger Federer (Switzerland) qualified for the quarter-finals of the tennis tournament of the series "Masters" in Shanghai with a prize of 3.5 million dollars. The Vice Champion from 2010 defeated his compatriot and 13th seeded Stanislas Wawrinka with 4:6, 7:6 (4), 6:0 after nearly two hours on the court.
With the success Federer ensure his first place in the world rankings for a record 300th week.
Wawrinka won the first set, having realized the only break in the seventh game. In the second part Federer squandered an advance of 3:1 and then came to tiebreak. In it he led with 6:3 points and conceded twist.
By the end of the match No. 1 in the world, dominated the and did not give game to his opponent. Wawrinka made ​​a strong showing in the first two sets, but in the third part of his game fell apart and he finished with 38 unforced mistakes, with 11 more than his opponents.
For a place in the semifinals Federer will play against No. 10 Marin Cilic (Croatia) who turned Fernando Verdasco (Spain) with 4:6, 6:1, 6:4.
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