Roger Federer moved into position for a 64th ATP title on Saturday as he defeated longtime rival Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 to reach the final of the Stockholm Open.
Federer, defeated in last weekend's Shanghai final by Andy Murray, is aiming for only his third trophy of 2010 after winning the Australian Open and Cincinnati. "I started with a first win in under an hour and they just got tougher since that. "I've only had three matches so far and there's not been a lot of tennis played. "I had to be patient against Ivan in the first set, I missed some shots and some chances. But after I pulled out the first set with the tiebreaker, things went better for me.
Finals challenger Mayer will be looking to lift the first trophy of his career when he faces Federer.
