9 Jan 2010

Federer beaten in semi finals at Qatar Open

9:02 am on 9 January 2010

The world number one tennis player, Roger Federer, has been beaten in straight sets in the semi finals at the Qatar Open in Doha.

Third seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia has produced a 6-4 6-4 victory.

Davydenko will meet second seed Rafael Nadal in the final after the Spainard defeated Serbia's Viktor Troicki in straight sets.