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  • ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers manager Ron Washington isnt backing down from his criticism of umpire Angel Hernandez even though the AL all-star manager already expects to be fined for an on-field confrontation and post-game comments about the ump. After Washington and first-base coach Gary Pettis were both ejected Sunday by Hernandez, the Rangers skipper said, "Angel is bad. Thats all there is to it." When asked those comments Monday, Washington responded, "Hey, the truth is the truth." Pettis was tossed in the seventh inning Sunday after arguing that Florida reliever Michael Dunn balked on a play when Nelson Cruz was caught stealing. Washington was thrown out as well, then argued vehemently for a few more minutes. <a href="http://www.wholesalenikeelitemall.com/">NFL Jerseys wholesale</a>. 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Federer and Murray will square off in two days, while the other mens semi will pit current world No. 1 Novak Djokovic against fourth seed David Ferrer on Thursday. Djokovic has won the last two titles here and was also the Aussie Open champion in 2008. Hes trying to become the first three-peat Aussie champ in the Open Era. The 17-time mens Grand Slam king Federer reached his 10th straight Aussie semi by holding off a game Tsonga. The super Swiss is now 9-3 lifetime versus Tsonga, including 3-1 in Grand Slam action. Federer also beat Tsonga in an Aussie Open semifinal back in 2010. Federer snuck past Tsonga despite striking only six aces, compared to 20 for the match loser. Tsonga also recorded more service breaks (5-4) and more winners (66-49) than Federer, but when the Day-10 smoke cleared, the Swiss master landed on top, as he so often does, after 3 hours, 34 minutes of quality tennis. 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"Ive done a good job so far in this tournament. I cant be disappointed with where my games at," Murray said. Murray shrugged off comments by the British media that he was upset with an almost full schedule of day matches, while Federer was given cooler night slots at Laver. "The scheduling for me is part and parcel of playing in really any tennis tournament," Murray said. "Its tough to make the schedule perfect for every single player." Murray will face Federer for a 20th time, with the British star leading their lifetime series, 10-9. Murray, however, has never beaten Federer at a Grand Slam event (0-3). On Thursday, the five-time major titlist Djokovic will meet Ferrer for a 15th time, with the Serbian star holding a 9-5 lifetime series lead. Djokovic beat Ferrer in the quarterfinals here a year ago and in 2008. The Serb is 4-0 in their career Grand Slam encounters. ' ' '

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