ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Robin Soderling moved into the semifinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Friday with a straight sets win over Mikhail Youzhny.
In a rematch of last year's championship match, the top-seeded Soderling downed Youzhny 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Soderling produced 13 aces and did not face a single break point.
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Soderling will meet Viktor Troicki in the semifinals after Troicki ousted Marin Cilic 7-5, 6-3.
The other semifinal will send Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against Ivan Ljubicic.
Tsonga advanced when Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych withdrew after developing flu-like symptoms. Ljubicic outlasted Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-4).
Ljubicic and Baghdatis combined for 30 aces.
