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 KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - The setting, the weather and the crowd favored Andre Agassi. Against Roger Federer, that wasn't enough. As usual, the top-ranked Federer rose to the occasion and beat Agassi 6-4, 6-3 Friday night in the semifinals of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Federer hit 30 winners and escaped his biggest jam of the night with three aces in one game to reach the final. He'll bid for his first Key Biscayne title Sunday against 18-year-old Rafael Nadal, who advanced by beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 6-3.
The evening was warm and humid — conditions Agassi prefers. He was playing in a tournament he has won six times, on the hardcourt surface he likes best. And a capacity stadium crowd chanted his name, rooting for an upset.
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