Federer sets up possible Nadal showdown
Posted January 7, 2011 7:25 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DOHA, Qatar — Two-time champion Roger Federer reached the final of the Qatar Open by beating third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Friday.
Federer has yet to drop a set at the Khalifa Tennis Complex this week.
He’ll face top-ranked Rafael Nadal or Nikolay Davydenko in Sunday’s final.
Federer improved his record to 22-3 in Doha. He won the title in 2005 and ’06.
Although the second-seeded Federer was pushed to a tiebreaker in the second set, he said his early first-set break set the tone for the match.
He used well-placed returns from the baseline as Tsonga struggled for rhythm, then won the final five points in the tiebreaker.
