Djokovic adances to finals in Swiss tennis

November 7, 8:38 AMOakland Tennis ExaminerJake Curtis

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Novak Djokovic rallied again to win/AP photo Georgios Kefalas

For the second straight match, Novak Djokovic had to battle from behind to survive, but the for the second straight time, he pulled it off.

On Saturday, at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Radek Stepanek was the problem.  Stepanek, a Czechoslovakian ranked No. 14 in the world,  led 5-4 in the second set after winning the first, but Djokovic held serve to tie the second set 5-5, then immediately broke serve on his way to a 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 victory in the semifinals. 

In both the quarterfinals and semifinals, Djokovic cruisid through the third set after battling his way to a second-set win.

The No. 3-ranked Djokovic earned his way into Sunday's finals, where his expected opponent is Roger Federer, who played his semifinal match later on Saturday.

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