ABU DHABI — Swiss tennis star Roger Federer rallied from a set down to beat Robin Soderling 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 Friday and reached the final of the World Tennis Championships.
Roger Federer, who lost to the fifth-ranked Swede in the event last year, gave Soderling the lead when he hit a forehand long on set point in the tiebreaker.
But Federer took control in the second set, hitting several of his 16 aces to take a 5-3 lead and breaking Soderling to even the match. Using his powerful forehand and dominant service game, Federer went up 4-3 in the third and 5-3 when Soderling missed an easy forehand. Federer closed out the match with an ace.
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