Roger Federer in familiar territory as he faces Novak Djokovic in ATP Basel tennis final

November 7, 10:04 PMBaltimore Tennis ExaminerMike Milazzo

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Federer scored a 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 victory over fellow Swiss native Marco Chiudinelli.

Roger Federer in ATP Basel Tennis

November 7,2009-Roger Federer advanced to his fourth straight final in his hometown tournament in  Basel by defeating fellow Swiss native Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9-7), 6-3. Second seed Novak Djokovic had to fight off three match points against him in his semi-final with Radek Stepanek. Djokovic prevailed by a score of 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2.

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In addition to winning the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel the last three years, Federer has won 38 of his past 40 matches and will appear in his seventh tour level final in 2009.

Djokovic will be playing in his ninth title match of 2009, an ATP tour best. Federer and Djokovic last met at the U.S.Open in New York where Federer won in straight sets. Overall in head to head matches, Federer has a 9-4 edge over Djokovic.

Before his three successive title run in Basel, which started in 2006, Federer was a runner-up in 2000 and 2001.