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Berdych, Soderling reach Miami semis

Thu 1st, April 2010

Key Biscayne, FL (Sports Network) - Big Czech Tomas Berdych and fifth-seeded Robin Soderling were each quarterfinal winners Thursday at the $4.5 million Sony Ericsson Open, an ATP World Tour Masters event.

The 16th-seeded Berdych came from behind to beat 10th-seeded Spanish lefthander Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 on the hardcourts at Crandon Park. The capable Berdych stunned world No. 1 superstar Roger Federer in the fourth round here on Tuesday night.

Verdasco appeared to be in control here on Day 9, up a set and leading 3-1 in the second, but Berdych was able to turn the match around.

The inconsistent Czech pushed the second set into a tiebreak, which he basically controlled, and recorded the first service break of the third set to take a 4-3 lead in the final stanza.

Berdych prevailed after 2 hours, 51 minutes of action with one final forehand winner. Verdasco hurt his own cause with six double faults in the disappointing setback.

The 24-year-old Berdych will now appear in his fifth career Masters semifinal (1-3). He won a Masters title in Paris in 2005.

The 6-foot-5 Berdych will meet Soderling of Sweden in the semifinals on Friday. Soderling handled 13th-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 in 1 hour, 12 minutes.

Soderling, last year's French Open runner-up to Federer, improved to 7-3 lifetime in this tournament. This is the furthest the Swede has made it here in four appearances and he is the first Swedish player to reach the semis here since Thomas Enqvist in 1999.

Soderling holds a 4-2 career mark against Berdych, with the Swede winning the last two encounters.

The other semifinal was determined here on Wednesday, as former world No. 1s Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick will do battle on Friday. The sixth-seeded Roddick titled here in 2004, while the fourth-seeded Nadal was the Miami runner-up in 2005 and 2008.

Roddick was the runner-up at the Masters event at Indian Wells two weeks ago.

The newest champion here will collect $605,500.

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