Tournament organizer’s could not have charted Wednesday’s Men’s Quarterfinal outcomes any better. The lower draw will now feature a semifinal pairing between two of the tour’s big names and biggest guns when American Andy Roddick challenges Spain’s Rafa Nadal on Friday.

In one of the finest wins of his resurgent career, Cypriot Marcos Bagdhatis fought off three match points to send shock waves through the field at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. Bagdhatis has been in terrific form of late, taking Novak Djokovic to three sets in the Dubai. This time, he held his game together to register a most impressive 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) win over the World’s Number One and tournament favorite Roger Federer.