Federer Romps Into ATP Tour Final

Roger Federer is one win away from a record sixth title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after seeing off Spain’s David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 in the semi-finals.

The defending champion extended his winning streak to 16 matches and made it nine victories in a row at the end-of-season showpiece, while the result means he will retake third place in the rankings from Andy Murray next week.

It was not a vintage display from Federer, who was edgy in the first set in particular despite having won all his previous 11 meetings with Ferrer, but once he had secured the crucial break in the 11th game the outcome never seemed in doubt.

He said: “Obviously I’m very happy to have played so well again. That’s what it takes to beat David, he’s had an amazing season and an amazing tournament. He can still win the Davis Cup next week so I hope he does that.”

The Swiss star will play the winner of tonight’s other semi-final between Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday’s final at the O2 Arena.

.Culled from Sportinglife.com