Federer reaches quarters at Paris Masters

PARIS — Roger Federer’s bid for a 100th career title remains on as he beat Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals.

If he wins that, against Kei Nishikori, he could face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals — but Federer is thinking more about winning the season-ending ATP Finals, which start Nov. 11.

“My objective is London. If I can do well here in Paris and beat [Djokovic], all the better,” Federer said. “But I’m not there yet. We’ll see.”