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Summary Kei Nishikori beat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0 in the Swiss Indoors semifinals.
Novak Djokovic fell to a shock defeat in the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Saturday, as Kei Nishikori of Japan beat the top-ranked Serb 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0.Djokovic was hampered by a shoulder injury yet stood just two points from victory at 5-4 in the second, when Nishikori turned the match around by winning a thrilling rally.The 32nd-ranked Nishikori, a wild card entry who had been overmatched in the first set, raced away with the decider for a career-best victory. He will play Roger Federer in Sundays final after the defending champion beat his Beijing Olympics gold medal-winning doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (5), 6-2.Roger Federer stands one win away from a fifth home title at the Swiss Indoors after winning his tenth match against good friend and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka.
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