Federer homes in on final against Djokovic

Roger Federer tamed childhood Basel school friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 Saturday, winning his 19th straight match at the pair's home Swiss Indoors to set up a final with Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer tamed childhood Basel school friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 Saturday, winning his 19th straight match at the pair's home Swiss Indoors to set up a final with Novak Djokovic.

Roger Federer

Federer will be bidding for a fourth consecutive title here when he faces the second-seeded Serb, who rallied from the brink, saving three match points in spectacular fashion to win a dramatic semi-final over Radek Stepanek 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2.

World No 1 Federer leads Djokovic 9-4 in their career series, standing 2-2 his season with his rival.