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CRUISE MODE: Andy Roddick had an easy outing against Fernando Gonzalez. SHANGHAI: Top-ranked Roger Federer snapped his two-match losing streak, beating No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday and boosting his chances of defending his Masters Cup title. Federer still has to beat No. 5 Andy Roddick on Friday, though, to have a serious chance of making the semifinals in the season-ending tournament that features the top eight men’s singles players. Roddick was sharp as he beat No. 7 Fernando Gonzalez 6-1, 6-4 later to improve to 2-0 in round-robin play. He committed only seven unforced errors and never faced a break point. Both Roddick and Gonzalez won their opening matches, with the Chilean upsetting Federer. FocussedDespite a few glitches along the way, including 39 unforced errors to just 23 winners, Federer looked extremely focused as he improved his round-round record to 1-1 in the season-ending tournament that features the top eight men’s singles players. Davydenko fell to 0-2 and was virtually eliminated, barring injuries to players above the Russian in the Red Group. Federer improved to 11-0 career against Davydenko and leads Roddick 14-1. He was happy he got a chance to regain his touch in Shanghai. “I realized he was not going to serve bombs all the way through. “That allowed me to really get into the rallies from the baseline and try to maneuver him around a little bit,” he said. In the Gold Group, second-ranked Rafael Nadal (1-1) will try to reach the semifinals when he plays No. 3 Novak Djokovic, who is 0-2. David Ferrer (2-0), will meet Richard Gasquet (1-1). The results: Red Group: Roger Federer bt Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3; Andy Roddick bt Fernando Gonzalez 6-1, 6-4. Doubles: Lukas Dlouhy & Pavel Vizner bt Arnaud Clement & Michael Llorda 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 (tiebreak). Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor bt Simon Aspelin & Julian Knowle 6-3, 7-5. — AP
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