Soderling seals semis berth

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:53

The Swede claimed a 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 quarter-final success over the Spaniard to set up a last-four meeting with Marcos Baghdatis.

Cypriot Baghdatis defeated qualifier Arnaud Clement of France 6-4 6-4.

Olivier Rochus reached the semi-finals with a 6-3 2-6 6-1 defeat of Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.

The Belgian will now meet Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, who beat Sweden’s Joachim Johansson 7-6 (7/4) 6-3.

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