Federer faces Del Potro in Swiss final

Roger Federer

Roger Federer is into the final of the Swiss Indoors event in his hometown of Basel after beating Canada’s Vasek Pospisil 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-5.

The world number six will face Juan Martin Del Potro in Sunday’s final.

Victory over Del Potro would guarantee Federer’s place at next month’s eight-man ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Argentine Del Potro, ranked a place above Federer, secured his place in the final by beating France’s Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4 4-6 6-2.

Five-time Swiss Indoors champion Federer, seeded third in Basel, had to come through a tense encounter with Pospisil, ranked 40th in the world.

Having won the first set, he faltered when serving for the match at 5-3 in the second and then lost the tie-break that followed.