Federer Faces Tsitsipas in Dubai Final

By: Ibrahim El-Shawarby

CAIRO, March.2 (SEE)- Roger Federer is one win away from his 100th ATP Tour title after reaching the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after defeating sixth-seeded Croatian Borna Coric 6-2 6-2 in just 67 minutes to make Saturday's final. The 37-year-old Swiss is looking to become the second man in the professional era to reach 100 tour-level tournament titles, joining Jimmy Connors, who won 109

The Tennis legend will also get a chance to exact revenge for his Australian Open last-16 defeat when he meets rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. Tsitsipas, The 20-year-old who beat Federer en route to the Melbourne semi-finals in January, beat his French opponent 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) to continue his fine form in 2019.

Tsitsipas, who won the Open 13 in Marseille without dropping a set last week to secure the second title of his career, is now assured of a place in the world's top 10, where he will replace Marin Cilic, and will be looking to make history if he could beat the Swiss legend once again.