TENNIS – Roger Federer qualified for his fourth final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome with a 6-4 6-2 win over Stan Wawrinka in the blockbuster all-Swiss semifinal. He set up another eagerly-awaited match against Novak Djokovic in the final. Diego Sampaolo
Stan Wawrinka broke Federer in the second game where he dropped just four points. Stan the Man consolidated his break to open up a 3-0 lead in the first set. Federer fought back reeling six of the next seven games to clinch the first set with 6-4.
Federer dropped just six points in the second set to pull away to 5-1 in the second set.en route to his 6-4 6-2 win in just 55 minutes.
Federer feels he has a good chance to win the elusive Rome title for the first time in his career.
“I feel like I have a chance to play well against Nole. He is not Rafa onclay. It’s a different situation. I have done well against him. We played here twice before and I lost so it’s up to me to put in a good performance”, said Federer.
Novak Djokovic has extended his winning streak to 21 consecutive matches with his 6-4 6-2 win over David Ferrer in the afternoon final.
Djokovic converted on his second break point chance in the third game with his cross-court backhand. Ferrer earned a break point at 4-5 30-40 but he failed to convert it. Djokovic converted on his third break point to clinch the first set after 45 minutes.
Ferrer rallied from 15-40 by reeling off six consecutive points in the first game of the second set. Ferrer failed to convert on a break point in the sixth game before dropping his serve to love at 4-all. Djokovic held his eerve to close out the match and book his berth in the final
“He is a great competitor aI nd makes you play an extra ball. I faced a couple of break points especially in the second set where I was a liitle bit fortunate”, said Djokovic
