CINCINNATI: World number one Novak Djokovic brushed aside Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to advance to the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters Friday.
The top-seeded Serb breezed past Wawrinka with little difficulty in just over an hour, winning 6-4, 6-1 to avenge his defeat to the Swiss in the French Open final.
Djokovic will face Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov, who upset Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-2. The Serb owns a 4-0 record in that series, most recently winning in Miami five months ago.
Before this week, Dolgopolov had lost all four of his previous matches at the pre-US Open event.
Six-time winner Roger Federer crushed Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, earning a 12th straight win without a loss in that series.
The second seed lost just four points on serve in the opening set as he steamrolls through his matches in what will be his lone tune-up for the Open which begins a week from Monday.
The defending champion Federer, who is chasing a fifth trophy this season, improved to 43-7 on the season after a minimal 61-minute sweep.
"I'm very happy with how I got out of the blocks again," said Federer, who last played in the Wimbledon final. "I wasn't sure how I'd come back from vacation and training. I'm pleased with how I'm playing.
"I'm playing great tennis and I'm feeling good, feeling healthy and enjoying myself. That's important at this point of my career.
"I feel better at the net than I ever have and I hope to keep that up. I want to win the US Open again but I still have work to get done here.
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