{"id":69114,"date":"2015-05-15T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T16:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=69114"},"modified":"2015-05-16T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T12:36:32","slug":"nole-ferrer-to-meet-in-rome-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-ferrer-to-meet-in-rome-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole, Ferrer to meet in Rome semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four-time Rome champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his sixth semi-final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia<\/a> as he beat no.5 seed Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in one hour and 48 minutes on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Serb improved to 4-2 lifetime against Nishikori and extended his winning streak to 20 matches, which include his title runs in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo.<\/p>\n

Novak took the opening set with an early break. Nishikori fought back in the second, converting his chance in the sixth game. The Serbian star regained momentum and raced through a decider in 30 minutes with two breaks of serve.<\/p>\n

“I have to be honest, I’ve not been playing as well as I was in Monte-Carlo and I’m still not at the level I want to be at,”<\/strong> admitted Novak. “Little by little, it’s coming together. I’m still in the semi-finals and the wins against high quality opponents can only help my confidence level. Hopefully I’ll be able to play better, more consistently, less ups and downs in tomorrow’s match.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/u>: aces (3-5), double faults (2-2), winners (17-18), unforced errors (18-29), total points won (82-66).<\/p>\n

Novak will take a 14-5 H2H career advantage, winning the past eight meetings, into the semi-finals against no.7 seed David Ferrer (Saturday about 15:00 CET).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the clash, Djokovic said: “I have another clay-court specialist, one of the best competitors on Tour and someone who isn’t going to hand me the win. He’s going to make me work.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an all-Swiss semi-final\u00a0 showdown, Roger Federer (2) faces Stan Wawrinka (8).<\/p>\n

Photo: Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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