The Hindu : Novak has it easy

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Saturday, Jul 12, 2003

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Novak has it easy

GSTAAD July 11. Third-seeded Czech Jiri Novak got the better of Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinal of the $624,000 Swiss Open tennis tournament here on Friday.

Earlier on Thursday, top-seeded Roger Federer dispatched France's Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-1, 6-2 for his 14th consecutive victory and a place in the quarterfinals.

It marked the first time in six appearances in Gstaad that Federer has reached the quarterfinals.

``I haven't won too many matches here in Gstaad, but I had a lot of confidence from Wimbledon,'' said Federer, the Wimbledon champion who leads the ATP circuit with five titles and 52 wins this season.

Defending champion Alex Corretja was toppled 6-4, 6-4 by Spanish compatriot David Sanchez, while second-seeded Rainer Schuettler advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over Belgium's Christophe Rochus.

Paes-Rikl duo in semifinals

Leander Paes and David Rikl cruised into the doubles semifianls with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sebastian Prieto of Argentina and Andre Sa of Brazil. The Indo-Czech combination will meet Petr Pala and Pavel Vizner of the Czech Republic in the semifinals.

The results: Jiri Novak bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-3. Roger Federer w/o David Sanchez; Radek Stepanek bt Rainer Schuettler 6-4, 6-2.

Thursday's results: Rainer Schuettler bt Christophe Rochus 6-3, 7-6 (6); David Sanchez bt Alex Corretja 6-4, 6-4; Radek Stepanek bt Michel Kratochvil 6-3, 7-6 (5); Roger Federer bt Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-1, 6-2. — AP

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