Roger eyes yet another home win
Roger Federer is one match away from a fourth straight Swiss Indoors title after hitting top form on home soil in Basel.
The 37-year-old had scrapped his way into the last four and was expected to be given a tough test by seventh seed Daniil Medvedev, but Federer needed only 64 minutes to win 6-1 6-4.
Federer is bidding for a ninth title in his home city and would surpass his run from 2006-09 by making it 20 successive victories if he can triumph in the final.
He will face a surprise package in Romania’s Marius Copil, who is having the best week of his career and claimed his best-ever victory by defeating second seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-4.
Kevin Anderson and Kei Nishikori both boosted their hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals by making the final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Anderson can clinch his place at the tournament for the first time aged 32 by winning the title today after a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory over Fernando Verdasco.
Nishikori is making a late run after injury problems at the start of the season and he was a more comfortable 6-4 6-3 winner against qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin.
Sloane Stephens battled back from dropping the first set to love to reach the finals of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals.
The sixth-seeded American will meet Elina Svitolina in the final after beating Karolina Pliskova 0-6 6-4 6-1 in Singapore.
“I came out here a little bit nervous, and I wasn’t really feeling the ball,” Stephens said after the match on court.
“I knew playing Kaja (Pliskova) was going to be a really tough match. She was absolutely working me.”
Earlier, Svitolina reached the biggest final of her career as she overcame Kiki Bertens in three sets.
The No. 6 seed wore down Bertens to advance with a 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 victory.