The Swiss enjoys a 2-1 record on grass. He made it through to his 45th Grand Slam semi-final as he stayed on course for a record-extending ninth Wimbledon title, but if he is going to do that he will more than likely have to beat both Nadal and world No 1 Novak Djokovic. But then the Swiss came the party with some stunning accuracy and depth allowing the number two seed to level things up in just 23 minutes. "A lot of time has gone by, unfortunately maybe for the rivalry, for us, or for me. Nadal needed five set points to clinch the opener after Querrey, who reached the semi-finals here two years ago, broke serve with his opponent at 5-4 but, once he had got over that line, he was rarely troubled. Nadal will face Federer, against whom he has a 24-15 winning record. Federer v Nadal - Indian Wells semi-final, Live commentary on the BBC Sport website and app from 20:00 GMT. The other semi-final in California sees Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem face Canada's 13th seed Milos Raonic. Nadal will face Federer, against whom he has a 24-15 winning record. "I was having a tough time against a very, very tough opponent," said Nadal. However, he had to pull out in the semi-finals - to cap a year of immense frustration in which he was able to complete only one hard-court tournament. Nadal looked decidedly unhappy to be instructed to leave the court at 4-2 but wasted little time wrapping things up on the resumption. Read about our approach to external linking. Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after winning against France's Benoit Paire, France's Gael Monfils plays a backhand return to Austria's Dominic Thiem, Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka hugs Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, Argentina's Juan Ignacio Londero with Spain's Rafael Nadal, Britain's Johanna Konta reacts after winning her fourth round match against Croatia's Donna Vekic, Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a forehand return to Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Italy's Salvatore Caruso. The 33-year-old was in supreme form from start to finish and secured double breaks in the first two sets which all but set him on the road to victory. On the move? Lampard defends Kepa from 'unfair' criticism, FIA defends Hamilton penalty | Lewis questions rule changes, Roger Federer to face Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon semi-finals. Federer shook off a nervy start, coming from a set down to defeat Japan's Nishikori 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4, while Nadal eased past big-serving American Sam Querrey 7-5 6-2 6-2. Nadal could potentially have to beat both men — as well as U.S. Open runner-up Sascha Zverev — to win No. 13. Nadal said he "hopefully" will be ready for Saturday's semi-final. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face each other for the first time since 2017 in the semi-finals at Indian Wells. The only thing that held him up was a brief thunderstorm in the third set, with play delayed for over an hour, before play resumed in the early evening. Federer shook off a nervy start to beat Nishikori in the quarter-finals on Centre Court Sur le nouveau stade de Madrid à 1 000 m d'altitude, Federer enregistre une 2 e victoire sur terre battue face à Nadal dont le corps commençait à montrer des signes de fatigue après son match record (4 h 03 pour seulement 3 sets) de la veille face à Djokovic. Head to our app for mobile devices and iPad, or follow our Twitter account @SkySportsTennis to join in the conversation. The same knee also needed treatment against Khachanov in the third round of last year's US Open. Could Dias deal decide future of City's Pep project? At 37 years and 340 days, Federer became the oldest man to reach the semi-finals at a Grand Slam since Jimmy Connors at the 1991 US Open as he became the first man to reach 100 wins at the All England Club and is in his 13th last-four clash.