The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Indianapolis

Top-seeded James Blake beat unseeded Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals on Friday, moving one step closer to his second Indianapolis Championships title in three years.

Blake, ranked eighth in the world, advanced to play defending champion Dmitry Tursunov of Russia. Blake, upset in the quarterfinals last year, beat Andy Roddick in the 2006 final.

No. 4 Sam Querrey will play No. 2 Gilles Simon of France in the other semifinal.

All four top seeds advanced to the semis for the first time since the tournament moved to a hard-court surface in 1988.

"That's strange these days in tennis - top seeds get upset all the time," Blake said. "It's really not easy to go through and beat every guy you're expected to beat. You know anyone can beat you on a given day."

No. 3-seeded Tursunov overcame Paul Capdeville of Chile 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach his first semifinals since he won his fourth career title in January at Sydney.