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Roger Federer against. Daniil Medvedev LIVE | Roger Federer, third world player, will play the semi-finals of the Basel tournament this Saturday, after defeating the French Gilles Simon by 7-6 (7/1), 4-6 and 6 -4, remains in a game play for the 12th time in 12 participations in the final of the competition of his hometown.
The duel will be held from 9 am (Peruvian time) and will be broadcast by the signal of ESPN 2.
The Swiss legend, who began his career as a tennis player in Basel, will play semifinal against the Russian Daniil Medvedev who beat the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Far from his best level, abandoned by his first ball and committing many unforced errors, Federer, who is looking for his ninth win in Basel, has been lagging behind in the first set, in which he lost by 5 to 2.
the Swiss revolution and helped by a service that finally reunited, came back and was imposed with great authority in sudden death. Simon, 32nd of ATP, then seemed completely out of the game.
However, the Frenchman won in a controversial second set that went to 62 minutes and forced the decisive.
The last set looked like a last one. first. But that's Federer who missed a 4-1 lead. He finally resumed the initiative and resumed the match after 2 hours and 35 minutes
In the second half of the table, the German Alexander Zverev beat the Spanish Roberto Bautista and will play with the Romanian Marius Copil.
The Basel tournament is played on a hard surface and is endowed with nearly two million euros in prizes.
Source: AFP
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