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Djokovic rallies past Stepanek

BASEL: Novak Djokovic saved three match points before rallying to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors here on Saturday.

The third-ranked Djokovic trailed 4-5 in the second set and was 0-40 down before reeling off five straight points to win the game. He then broke the 14th-ranked Stepanek’s serve for the first time before dominating the decider.

On Friday, World No. 1 Roger Federer breezed into the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Evgeny Korolev.

The results: At Basel (Swiss Indoors): Semifinals: Novak Djokovic bt Radek Stepanek 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2; Quarterfinals: Roger Federer bt Evgeny Korolev 6-3, 6-2; Djokovic bt Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2; Marco Chiudinelli bt Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-3.

At Valencia (Valencia Open): Quarterfinals: Nikolay Davydenko bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 7-6(3); Fernando Verdasco bt Tommy Robredo 6-3, 6-2. — Agencies

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