Fish books semi-final date with Federer at Indian Wells ATP

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INDIAN WELLS, California (AFP) — Unseeded American Mardy Fish shocked seventh-seeded Argentinian David Nalbandian Friday to book a semi-final showdown with world number one Roger Federer at the Pacific Life Open.

Fish, ranked 98th in the world, fired 22 aces en route to a 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/4) win over seventh-ranked Nalbandian.

Federer advanced to the semi-finals of the 5.7 million-dollar WTA and ATP Masters Series tournament without hitting a shot as Tommy Haas withdrew with a sinus infection.

Federer had been due to take on the unseeded German in the quarter-finals on Friday afternoon.

It was another setback for Haas, a former world number two who is now ranked 36th in the world.

The 29-year-old German has been trying to battle back...