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Mardy Fish of the U.S. reacts to a line call as he plays Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Alastair Grant, Associated Press
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Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Mardy Fish of the U.S. plays a return to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of France during their round robin singles tennis match against at the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France plays a return to Mardy Fish of the U.S. during their round robin singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France celebrates after defeating Mardy Fish of the U.S. in their round robin singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Alastair Grant, Associated Press
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Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a return to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their round robin singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Mardy Fish of the U.S. hits the ground with his racquet after losing a point during their round robin singles tennis match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Mardy Fish of the U.S. plays a return to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their round robin singles tennis match against at the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France celebrates after defeating Mardy Fish of the U.S. in their round robin singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Alastair Grant, Associated Press
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LONDON — Roger Federer raced to one of his easiest wins over rival Rafael Nadal on Tuesday, routing the Spaniard 6-3, 6-0 to ensure a semifinal berth at the ATP World Tour Finals.

From 3-2 in the first set, Federer ran away with it and not even Nadal's trademark defensive abilities could handle the pace and accuracy of the 16-time Grand Slam champion's forehand.

The 26th match between the former No. 1s was over in exactly 1 hour. Federer finished with 28 winners to Nadal's four.

With one match to play in Group B, Federer is assured of a place in the semifinals as he targets a record sixth title at the season-ending event.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga earlier kept alive his hopes of reaching the last four by beating Mardy Fish 7-6 (4), 6-1.

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