Well, Roger did come through against Gulbis. It wasn't easy or pretty for that matter, but in just under 2 hours he had the Latvian, beat 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Roger's performance in the first set wasn't stellar by any means. I thought Gulbis had the match won for sure, when he broke Fed to start the second set but Gulbis choked badly and allowed Roger back into the match. He started hitting the balls shorter and allowed Federer to attack them. Roger, wheeled off six straight games to claim the second set easily. Gulbis, started to come back to life in the third set but by this point it was too late. Federer's level had greatly risen and he was easily holding his own service games, he broke Gulbis one time and served out the match just before the rain hit.
Then came the David Ferrer/Andy Murray match, which was tightly contested. Ferrer, started off strongly, by breaking Murray, in the second game and he eventually lead 4-1, only to see it slip away, as an angry Murray stormed back into the set, hitting winners and raising his game several notches to match Ferrer's. Ferrer, broke Murray's serve at 5-all, then served out the set at the 1 hour mark. Set 2, was pretty much the same as set 1, Ferrer, took an early lead, Murray leveled it out but then Ferrer broke again and finished off the Scott 7-5, 6-3.
Ferrer, was truly superb for most of the match. I believe he stands a great chance against Roger, even though their head-to-head suggests otherwise. I didn't get the chance to watch the other two semis, so unfortunately this is all I've got for now.:(
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