Federer wins, Roddick loses in Montreal

Montreal -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the top two seeds, advanced toward a championship showdown Friday with victories at the Rogers Masters in Montreal.

Federer reached the semifinals by disposing of Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3, 6-4. It was Federer's 10th straight win over Hewitt after having lost in seven of their first nine meetings.

Nadal was a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, winner over Frank Dancevic.

Federer will meet Radek Stepanek in the semifinals, after Stepanek pulled off a 6-4, 7-5, upset of fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko. Stepanek won a U.S. Open Series tournament in Los Angeles three weeks ago.

The fourth semifinalist will be Novak Djokovic, who ended Andy Roddick's recent hot streak, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Roddick was seeking his second straight tournament triumph, having won in Washington last week.

The Rogers is the sixth of nine Masters Series events this year.

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