 Federer was rarely troubled by Ferrer |
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal reached milestones as they strolled into the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Switzerland's world number one Federer notched up the 500th win of his professional career by thrashing David Ferrer 6-4 6-0.
Spaniard Nadal extended his winning streak on clay to 65 matches by seeing off German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-3.
Federer will next play 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Spain's Ferrero was a 5-7 7-5 6-2 winner over Frenchman Richard Gasquet, while defending champion Nadal will meet Czech Tomas Berdych, who beat Robin Soderling 5-7 6-3 6-0.
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Nadal was barely troubled against the world number 59 though he needed five match points to wrap up a 74-minute win.
"At this level, there is no easy match," he said. "I expect a lot from myself for tomorrow's semi-final."
Federer, who has never dropped a set against clay-court specialist Ferrer in their six encounters, said: "I just felt like it was easy to keep the ball in play.
"It was easy to play aggressive. And usually that always happens against the best players. David is a very good player from my point of view.
"When I needed good shots they came along and today was a really good match so I'm really pleased."
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