World #2 Roger Federer will face American Andy Roddick for the first time since they played their historic, classic Wimbledon final in July 2009 which Federer won 16-14 in the fifth set. Federer and Roddick will play in the semifinals of the Swiss Indoor tournament which is played in the 16-time major champion's home town of Basel, Switzerland where Federer once served as a ball boy and now owns part of the tournament.
World #3 and Defending champion Novak Djokovic will play fellow Serbian Victor Troicki in the other semifinal. Last year, Djokovic defeated Federer before his hometown crowd in an exciting 3-set match.
The French Indoor ATP Masters series event begins in Paris on Monday and World #1 Rafael Nadal will not be playing, having withdrawn today due to medical reasons (injured shoulder).
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