Federer/Wawrinka reach doubles semifinals
Swiss tennis players Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka have beaten Indian rivals Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the Olympic semifinals.
The fourth seeds cannot rest on their laurels for long as they will face the world No.1 doubles pair, American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, later on Friday.
The winners of that match will be guaranteed at least silver. If they lose, they could still return home with bronze if they beat the other losing semifinalists.
Although the Bryans are clear favourites, Federer and Wawrinka have both beaten the Americans – although the Swiss were playing with different partners at the time.
Federer will be looking to add even the faintest shade of colour to his year, after failing to win a grand slam title and crashing out of the Olympics in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
This is Federer’s third and Wawrinka’s first Olympic Games. Neither player has ever won a medal.
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