NEW YORK — Roger Federer has moved into his 38th Grand Slam semifinal — and he hasn’t dropped a set in this U.S. Open so far.
Federer had no trouble beating 12th-seeded Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinals Wednesday night, never facing a break point and compiling a remarkable 50-8 edge in winners.
In the semifinals Friday, Federer will face Swiss Olympic and Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka.
Wawrinka solved Kevin Anderson’s serve to advance to the U.S. Open semifinals in straight sets.
The fifth-seeded Wawrinka had lost four straight meetings to the South African, but he little trouble Wednesday in a 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 victory.
Anderson, seeded 15th, had stunned Andy Murray in the fourth round to reach his first career major quarterfinal. But he couldn’t recapture the magic Wednesday against another two-time Grand Slam champ.
Wawrinka broke Anderson’s serve five times while facing just one break point, which he saved. Anderson had 42 unforced errors to Wawrinka’s 15.
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