The 31-year-old Argentine reached his 24th tour final after beating Italy's Simone Bolelli 6-3 7-5.

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Italy hold the edge in their tie in Turin after Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini won their doubles match against Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig on Saturday.

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Bolelli, who had lost the first set 6-0 in under 30 minutes, appeared to sustain a shoulder injury when he attempted a smash shot to hold at 0-1.

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No. 1 Federer brushed aside unseeded Belgian Christophe Rochus 6-1 6-2 in the first round of the Qatar Open in Doha, while second seed Nadal was similarly untroubled in defeating Italy's Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-3.

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Bolelli made life difficult for himself with a host of unforced errors on his own serve, which Murray, showing some impressive defensive play, took advantage of by winning three of eight break points in the first set.

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Croatia's Cilic beat Spain's 13th seed Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-3 in his second-round match and the 19-year-old will undoubtedly prove to be a tougher opponent than Bolelli, who was a late replacement for Marat Safin in the competition.

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The 19-year-old, the youngest player left in the men's singles, swept to a 6-3 7-5 6-2 victory over the Ecuadorian to set up a fouth round match against Michael Llodra after the Frenchman beat Simone Bolelli in straight sets.

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Federer had only just flown back to Europe following his five-set defeat by Juan Martin Del Potro in Monday's US Open final, but beat Simone Bolelli on Friday and then secured the decisive third point with a 6-3 6-0 6-4 win over Potito Starace on Sunday.

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