Davydenko in Rotterdam semis

Rotterdam:

Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko rallied past Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4 in the ABN Amro quarterfinals on Friday. Davydenko, who played through an ankle injury in the second round, will meet third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic on Saturday. Ljubicic defeated Florian Mayer of Germany 6-4, 6-2 in 56 minutes to be one win away from his third final of the year. The Croat won his seventh career title in Doha, and was runner-up in Zagreb. Number 5-seeded Novak Djokovic upset second-seeded Tommy Robredo 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, squandering a 5-2 lead in the third set. Robredo rallied to level at 5-5 but lost the 12th game and the match on an unforced error. Djokovic next plays Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, who beat David Ferrer of Spain 6-2, 7-5.