Six-time champion Roger Federer has maintained his unbeaten status at the ATP World Tour Finals, ending Kei Nishikori's season with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 result to advance to the semi-finals with a perfect 3-0 record in group play.
The Swiss world No.3 converted all six of his break points against the tenacious Nishikori, who fought back from a set and 1-4 down to take the entertaining match to a decider. The Japanese star also rallied when down 2-4 in the third, but a double fault on game point at 4-5 proved costly, Federer finishing off the match with his 33rd winner.
The evening equation was thus that Novak Djokovic needed only to win a set against his regular whipping boy Tomas Berdych to join Federer, Rafael Nadal and either Andy Murray or Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals. Djokovic has won 20 of his previous 22 matches against Berdych, and had little trouble with winning another one, 6-3, 7-5.
Federer, meanwhile, had booked his place in the last four with Tuesday's upset of the top seed, and now has a day to rest and prepare. "I feel really good about my body," he said. "I've got the perfect schedule. I'm off before the semis, which is huge.
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