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Federer to meet Davydenko

ESTORIL: Roger Federer reached his first final of the year on Saturday, rallying to beat Denis Gremelmayr of Germany 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 at the Estoril Open. The top-ranked Swiss star will play on a Sunday for the first time in five tournaments.

Federer has not had to play five tournaments to get a shot at his first trophy of the season since 2000. Federer’s previous best result in 2008 had been a semifinal loss to eventual champion Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.

Gremelmayr broke Federer in the first game, and another break in the seventh put him on course for the first set. But Federer recovered to break the 104th-ranked German four times in the match.

Federer will play 2003 champion Nikolay Davydenko, who beat Florent Serra 6-2, 6-2.

On the women’s side, Maria Kirilenko of Russia rallied to beat Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the final.

The results: At Estoril (Estoril Open): Semifinals: Men: Roger Federer bt Denis Gremelmayr 2-6, 7-5, 6-1; Nikolay Davydenko bt Florent Serra 6-2, 6-2. Women: Maria Kirilenko bt Klara Zakopalova 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; Iveta Benesova bt Maret Ani 6-2, 6-1.

At Valencia (Valencia Open): Semifinals: David Ferrer bt Tommy Robredo 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; Nicolas Almagro bt Evgeny Korolev 6-1, 6-4.

At Houston (US Claycourt Championships): Quarterfinals: James Blake bt Agustin Calleri 6-4, 6-3; Marcel Granollers-Pujol bt Marcos Daniel 6-3, 6-2; Oscar Hernandez bt Mardy Fish 6-2, 7-6(5); Wayne Odesnik bt Sergio Roitman 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-1.

At Charleston (Family Circle Cup): Quarterfinals: Serena Williams bt Maria Sharapova 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Alize Cornet bt Agnes Szavay 7-5, 6-4; Vera Zvonareba bt Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Elena dementieva bt Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-4. — Agencies

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