Roger Federer takes Switzerland into 2nd Davis Cup final

SWITZERLAND 3, ITALY 2


Venue: Palexpo, Geneva, SUI (hard - indoor)

Switzerland advanced to its second Davis Cup final on Sunday, courtesy of its greatest player.


Roger Federer recorded his 55th match win of the year in beating Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(4) in the first reverse singles rubber, to give Switzerland an unassailable 3-1 lead in Geneva.


The World No. 3 struck 33 winners, including 11 aces, for victory in just under two hours. It maintained his perfect 3-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Fognini.


Switzerland will travel to France for the Davis Cup final, to be held 21-23 November.

Federer has a 37-7 record in singles rubbers for Switzerland, including Friday's 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Simone Bolelli. Stan Wawrinka beat Fognini 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the second singles rubber on Friday. Fognini and Bolelli beat Marco Chiudinelli and Wawrinka 7-5, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles rubber.


In 1992, Switzerland — featuring Marc Rosset and Jakob Hlasek — finished runner-up to United States, made up of Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and John McEnroe, in the Davis Cup final.

Andreas Seppi won the dead rubber against Swiss Michael Lammer 6-4, 1-6, 6-4


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