The Australian Open, Wimbledon and French Open champion will playthe winner of Friday's match between Stepanek and Russian third seed Nikolay Davydenko, conqueror of Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.
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The Spanish fourth seed -- beaten in the semifinals at Indian Wells by Djokovic's conqueror and eventual champion Ivan Ljubicic -- will next play Argentine wildcard David Nalbandian, who overcame Serbian 30th seed Viktor Troicki 6-3 4-6 6-4.
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