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Roger Federer crashed out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open at the semi-final stage today as he again came unstuck against Nikolay Davydenko. The Russian, who beat the world number one in their last meeting in the semis at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London in November, triumphed 6-4 6-4 in one hour 20 minutes. Davydenko will play Rafael Nadal in the final after the Spaniard earlier made short work of Viktor Troicki. Federer faced 10 break points against the third seed as his serve let him down badly, his 55% of first serves paling in comparison to Davydenko's 79%. The Swiss saved seven of those break opportunities, including five in the first set, but managed just a solitary break of serve himself. World number two Nadal cruised to a 6-1 6-3 win over fifth-seeded SerbRoger Federer crashed out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open at the semi-final stage today as he again came unstuck against Nikolay Davydenko.
The Russian, who beat the world number one in their last meeting in the semis at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London in November, triumphed 6-4 6-4 in one hour 20 minutes.
Davydenko will play Rafael Nadal in the final after the Spaniard earlier made short work of Viktor Troicki.
Federer faced 10 break points against the third seed as his serve let him down badly, his 55% of first serves paling in comparison to Davydenko's 79%.
The Swiss saved seven of those break opportunities, including five in the first set, but managed just a solitary break of serve himself.
World number two Nadal cruised to a 6-1 6-3 win over fifth-seeded Serbian Troicki in one hour seven minutes.
The Spaniard converted three of his four break points in a one-sided opening set, winning an impressive 65% of points on Troicki's first serve.
Nadal set up four more break opportunities in the second set, taking two, as the Serbian again struggled to cope with the four-time French Open winner's powerful returns.
Troicki also claimed a late break of his own, but it merely delayed the inevitableian Troicki in one hour seven minutes. The Spaniard converted three of his four break points in a one-sided opening set, winning an impressive 65% of points on Troicki's first serve. Nadal set up four more break opportunities in the second set, taking two, as the Serbian again struggled to cope with the four-time French Open winner's powerful returns. Troicki also claimed a late break of his own, but it merely delayed the inevitable.
India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening day of the Hero Honda FIH Hockey World Cup to be held in Delhi from February 28 to March 13.
According to event itinerary released by the International Hockey Federation today, India will play Pakistan in the third Pool B match of the opening day, while Spain will take on South Africa in the tournament opener followed by the encounter between England and Australia.
India will next play Australia on March 2, and then take on Spain on March 4, followed by encounter against England on March 6 and finally round off their Pool stage with the game against South Africa on March 8.
Meanwhile, Olympic and World champion Germany will commence their defence on the second day on March 1 against Korea in Pool A. The day will also see New Zealand taking on Canada and the Netherlands facing Argentina.
The semifinals of the tournament are scheduled for March 11, while the final will be played on March 13.
Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 schedule:
Pool A: Argentina, Canada, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand.
Pool B: Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain.
Sunday February 28, 2010: 16:35 B South Africa vs Spain, 18:35 B Australia vs England, 20:35 B India vs Pakistan.
Monday March 1, 2010: 16:35 A New Zealand vs Canada, 18:35 A Germany vs Korea, 20:35 A Netherlands vs Argentina.
Tuesday March 2, 2010: 16:35 B South Africa vs England, 18:35 B Pakistan vs Spain, 20:35 B India vs Australia.
Wednesday March 3, 2010: 16:35 A Canada vs Germany, 18:35 A Argentina vs Korea, 20:35 A New Zealand vs Netherlands.
Thursday March 4, 2010: 16:35 B South Africa vs Australia, 18:35 B England vs Pakistan, 20:35 B India vs Spain.
Friday March 5, 2010: 16:35 A Korea vs New Zealand, 18:35 A Netherlands vs Canada, 20:35 A Germany vs Argentina.
Saturday March 6, 2010: 16:35 B Australia vs Spain, 18:35 B South Africa vs Pakistan, 20:35 B India vs England.
Sunday March 7, 2010: 16:35 A Korea vs Canada, 18:35 A New Zealand vs Argentina, 20:35 A Germany vs Netherlands.
Monday March 8, 2010: 16:35 B Spain vs England, 18:35 B Australia vs Pakistan, 20:35 B India vs South Africa.
Tuesday March 9, 2010: 16:35 A Germany vs New Zealand, 18:35 A Netherlands vs Korea, 20:35 A Canada vs Argentina.
Wednesday March 10, 2010: Rest Day.
Thursday March 11, 2010: 15:35 Clas.11-12 6th Pool A vs 6th Pool B, 18:05 Semifinal 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B, 20:35 Semifinal 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A.
Friday March 12, 2010: 15:35 Clas. 9-10 5th Pool A vs 5th Pool B, 18:05 Clas. 7-8 4th Pool A vs 4th Pool B, 20:35 Clas.
5-6 3rd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B.
Saturday March 13, 2010: 15:35 Bronze medal match, 18:05 Final.
