Roger Federer hammers David Goffin to set up Juan Martin del Potro final
Federer to face Juan Martin del Potro as Argentine keeps surge for a place at ATP Finals alive with victory over Marin Cilic
Saturday 28 October 2017 20:27, UK
Roger Federer produced another spellbinding masterclass to reach another Swiss Indoors final with a 6-1 6-2 semi-final victory over David Goffin.
In a repeat of the 2014 final in Basel, Federer was expected to be handed his toughest test of the week by world no 10 Goffin but the Swiss great was too strong for the Belgian, losing just three games on his way to victory in precisely one hour.
Federer will face another familiar Basel foe in Sunday's final, which you can see on Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Action from 2pm, when he faces Juan Martin del Potro, who beat him to the title in both 2012 and 2013.
Del Potro is running into form at just the right time and an unlikely place at the season-end ATP Finals is on the cards after he beat Marin Cilic in Saturday's first semi-final.
However, if he is to repeat those successes over Federer of a few years ago he will have to overcome the world no 2 playing some of the best tennis of his career, yet again.
Roger Federer (1) v Juan Martin del Potro (4)
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Federer was at it from the outset, breaking Goffin at the first opportunity with a jaw-dropping display of winners off both wings.
Goffin got on the board soon after but he was no match for Federer as the 36-year-old reached moved around the St Jakobshalle court displaying the sort of movement he would have done in reaching his first Basel final in 2000.
Victory on Sunday will take Federer to an ATP-leading seven titles this year, one clear of Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal. In a season that has already seen him claim two more Grand Slam titles and three Masters crowns, he could yet claim a seventh title and has an outside shot at the year-end no 1 ranking.
Earlier in the day, Del Potro's spectacular run of form continued as he took his winning streak to eight games with a brilliant straight-sets victory over world no 4 Marin Cilic - his fourth success of the week after victory in Stockholm.
The Argentine's run to the final in Basel has taken him to within 60 points of Pablo Carreno Busta, who occupies the eighth and final place in the Race to London ahead of next week's Paris Masters - the final tournament of the regular season.
Victory over Federer on Sunday will move Del Potro into the final spot after a remarkable run which continued with a brilliant 6-4 6-4 victory over Cilic.
Federer has won two of their three meetings this year including the Shanghai semi-final last weekend but Del Potro has more wins than most over the 19-time Grand Slam champion.
The Argentine has beaten Federer six times, including in the 2010 US Open final and he repeated the feat in the last eight at Flushing Meadows this year.
Sky Sports will have all the action from two ATP 500 finals on Sunday before the final regular season tournament at the Paris Masters on Monday.
The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and season-ending extravaganza ATP Finals at London's O2 in November end another memorable year which will be covered via our website www.skysports.com/tennis with live blogs and updates as the season reaches its climax
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