Federer Defeats Murray; Serena Loses To Dementieva

World #1 Roger Federer defeated World #2 Andy Murray in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters on Saturday 6-2 7-6(8) for the first time in 5 matches. Federer was very aggressive, especially on the forehand wing and Murray neither served nor returned serve at his typically high level. Federer will face the winner of the Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic match in Sunday's final. Federer improved his lifetime record to 3 wins and 6 losses against Murray.

World #2 Serena Williams lost to World #5 Elena Dementieva 7-6(2) 6-1 in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The Russian avenged her 3-set loss in the semifinals of Wimbledon to the eventual champion, Serena Williams and improved to a lifetime head-to-head of 4 wins to 6 losses. Dementieva will face the winner of the Maria Sharapova-Alisa Kleybanova match in Sunday's final.