Novak and Fabio Fognini beat doubles specialists Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 7-6 (6), 2-6, 10-6 to advance into the last four at the BNP Paribas Open. The Serbian/Italian combination play no.6 seeds Lukasz Kubot (POL) and Marcelo Melo (BRA) for a place in the final