Novak Djokovic booked his place in the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup with a straight sets victory over Tomas Berdych in Toronto.
The world number one, seeking to win this competition for a fourth time, beat Berdych 7-6 6-4 in a match which lasted a little more than two hours.
The decisive moment in the second set came in the third game when Berdych double-faulted at 40-15. The Czech appeared frustrated and soon after Djokovic had clinched the decisive break.
The Serbian will p lay Gael Monfils for a place in the final after the Frenchman ended the hopes of home hope Milos Raonic in Friday's final quarter-final tie.
Monfils, the 10th seed, defeated fourth seed Raonic 6-4 6-4 in an hour and 12 minutes at the Aviva Centre.
Earlier, second seed Stan Wawrinka produced a dominant win over Kevin Anderson, winning 6-1 6-3.
Wawrinka, in his third consecutive Rogers Cup quarter-final, raced through the first set in just 30 minutes and although the u nseeded South African put up more of a fight in the second set, he was broken in the eighth game, allowing Wawrinka to take a 5-3 lead and serve out for the match.
''It was a really good match,'' Wawrinka told atpworldtour.com. ''I started really well from the first game. It showed me that I was ready, aggressive (and) moving really well. It's one of the best matches I have played this year, I think."
The Swiss will face Kei Nishikori in the last four after the third seed ended the challenge of Grigor Dimitrov.
Japan's Nishikori took the first set 6-3, but Dimitrov, the world number 40, hit back to win the second 6-3 and force the decider.
Nishikori broke twice in the final set and eased into a 5-1 lead before serving out to love to seal the win.
Source: PA
