Roger Federer reaches 16th Grand Slam semifinal in a row

(BEIJING, June 5) -- No. 1 player Roger Federer overcame a slow start to beat Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 and reach his 16th Grand Slam semifinal in a row.

The Swiss player now has an 11-1 record against Gonzalez.

Standing between Federer and the finals is French 21-year-old Gael Monfils, whose unanticipated string of success at the French Open has delighted the Paris crowds. The unseeded Frenchman reached the semifinals by defeating No. 5 seed David Ferrer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinals on June 4.