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| Federer shaken by nightmare scare | Federer shaken by nightmare scare |
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| Roger Federer shrugged off the effects of a disturbing nightmare to advance to the semi-finals of the Japan Open. | Roger Federer shrugged off the effects of a disturbing nightmare to advance to the semi-finals of the Japan Open. |
| The world number one revealed he had bruised his shin after springing out of bed the night before his quarter-final against Japan's Takao Suzuki. | The world number one revealed he had bruised his shin after springing out of bed the night before his quarter-final against Japan's Takao Suzuki. |
| "I jumped out of bed and stood up screaming in a state of shock. I didn't know where I was," Federer said. | "I jumped out of bed and stood up screaming in a state of shock. I didn't know where I was," Federer said. |
| "I ran and hit the corner of the bed and I have a big bruise now. It was a pretty scary moment." | "I ran and hit the corner of the bed and I have a big bruise now. It was a pretty scary moment." |
| Federer's girlfriend Mirka calmed down the four-time Wimbledon champion but the pair had differing views on what could have sparked the nightmare. | Federer's girlfriend Mirka calmed down the four-time Wimbledon champion but the pair had differing views on what could have sparked the nightmare. |
| "Mirka grabbed me and told me to relax," Federer explained. "She thinks I have been playing too much tennis this year and that is why it happened. | "Mirka grabbed me and told me to relax," Federer explained. "She thinks I have been playing too much tennis this year and that is why it happened. |
| "But I think it might have been the sake bomber I had during dinner." | "But I think it might have been the sake bomber I had during dinner." |
| After the unsettling night, Federer had to battle hard to beat Suzuki. the world number 1078, 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7/3). | After the unsettling night, Federer had to battle hard to beat Suzuki. the world number 1078, 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7/3). |
| Federer, playing his first event since retaining his US Open crown last month, admitted he had been lucky to come through the match. | Federer, playing his first event since retaining his US Open crown last month, admitted he had been lucky to come through the match. |
| "It was a difficult match and I was afraid I might lose it," he said. | "It was a difficult match and I was afraid I might lose it," he said. |
| "He mixed up his serves well and hit all the corners. I got a bit of luck here and there in the third set which helped." | "He mixed up his serves well and hit all the corners. I got a bit of luck here and there in the third set which helped." |
| The Wimbledon champion will now meet Benjamin Becker after the German 14th seed upset fifth-ranked Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (8/6) 6-4. |