Djokovic, Federer set to face off in Paris

Novak Djokovic remains on course for a fifth Paris Masters title after beating Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to set up a semifinal against Roger Federer. The Swiss star advanced to their 47th career meeting by beating Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, his sixth straight win against the Japanese player. Federer has won this tournament only once, back in 2011, and has not played here since 2015. Now he has to find a way past Djokovic, the Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion who has beaten Federer in their past three meetings and leads him 24-22 overall. Djokovic, who is guaranteed to take the No. 1 ranking Monday, struggled on his serve for much of the first set against Cilic before taking the next two.