Pace, precision and poise. Roger Federer was at his ruthless best on Saturday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, turning in a vintage performance to reach the final once again on home soil. The Swiss exhibited a display of stunning aggression against third seed David Goffin, barely putting a wrong foot throughout their 60-minute semi-final encounter. He would blitz the Belgian 6-1, 6-2, firing 20 winners in total, including 12 on his forehand wing and will face Juan Martin del Potro in the final. "I'm ready for a difficult match and a fully fit del Potro," said Federer. "He played a great match against me in Shanghai and went on to win Stockholm and won that. Now he's here in the...
Before the US Open, Juan Martin del Potro was 47th in the Emirates ATP Race To London. The only place it appeared the Argentine would get to see the Nitto ATP Finals action would be from home. But after defeating defending champion Marin Cilic, 6-4, 6-4, in one hour, 37 minutes in the semi-finals of the Swiss Indoors Basel, del Potro moved to within one match of putting himself in the final qualifying spot for the year-end finale with just one tournament remaining, at the Rolex Paris Masters next week. "I played a good match, but always to beat Cilic you must play at a high level," del Potro said. "I'm happy that I did well and reached another final...
Juan Martin del Potro discusses his semi-final victory at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Saturday over second seed Marin Cilic. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch highlights as Roger Federer escapes a tough Adrian Mannarino in three sets and Marin Cilic sets a blockbuster semi-final clash against Juan Martin del Potro. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
