Roger Federer came through a tight QF match against the Finn Nieminen. Just as in his previous match he didn't face any breakpoints. Next up is Nikolay Davydenko who beat Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-3. Fed leads their H2H by 16-2, beating him 6-2 6-2 in their last meeting in Doha this year.
ATP, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Bryan brothers and David Nalbandian, pay tribute to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez, who is retiring after the 2012 Miami Masters 1000.