Federer defeats Ferrer in straight sets to reach 100th final; meanwhile Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga ousts Berdych to face off Federer in the Final on Sunday. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski and Mirnyi/Nestor also succeeded in securing their wins to reach the finals.

How useful it is to have an opening batsmen who we can get 10 overs out of on a regular basis.

He bowls accurately and economically. He is a nagging operator. The control of line and length is formidable which is a key strength to his success. Generally the kink and pivot in his action enables him to pick up on any trigger movements from the batsmen and therefore can adjust his delivery accordingly. Hafeez bowls according to his field and gets the angles and positioning of where the fielders are placed inside the ring spot on, they are always on the 1 and on their toes. Hafeez tends to dart and drift the ball into the right handers with the odd one going straighter and skidding through. One every now and then turns back into the pads from just shorter of a length. These subtle variations are utilised very cunningly.Plus there is that element of doubt in the batsmen's minds perhaps in a bit of embarrassment that they don't want to get out to himconsidering he is not considered a front line option and the 2nd or 3rd or even 4th spin option at times. Basically he knows his role and responsibilities and bowls well within himself. A canny and underrated off spinner.

Though seen to be much rarely chosen for matches (That too mostly as replacement), young Asad Shafiq, impressed us during the World Cup 2011 by bagging 78 runs in his debut match against Zimbabwe. Also in his last match against Australia, Shafiq made a good 46 runs, and a watchful 30 in the most-hyped Semi Final against India in Mohali. But recently, we see him being dropped match after match. Pakistan making the mistake of ignoring this young talent?

In ODI Series against South Africa (2010), Shafiq though failing as an opener, showed himself to be solid on 4th position, just below our very own Younis Khan. He showed us his skillful talents, and then was rested for the Final ODI, despite of his fine performance in the earlier matches. Yet again Asad was left out in the first of the two test matches, and was only played once Umar Akmal was injured, and had to be replaced. There and then Asad impressed us by making 61 runs in his debut innings.

In the New Zealand series, Shafiq yet again found himself left out for the first T20, which was lost poorly by the Pakistani side. Then for the sake of trying, Asad was put in place of Fawad Alam, he played the following Test series, which Pakistan won 1-0. There he scored a noticeable 83 runs.

The tremendous English side and the Spanish giants remain the only unbeaten teams in Europe. The English side Manchester City is currently enjoying their best season and the Catalan giants despite of the poor show have somehow managed to keep the defeat away from their fixtures.