World No. 1 dominates Nadal, will meet Ferrer for title

Roger Federer looked sharp in dominating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1 Saturday to advance to the Masters Cup final against David Ferrer, who cruised past Andy Roddick 6-1, 6-3.
The second-ranked Nadal was 8-5 against Federer and played well early, but the top-ranked Swiss star found another gear while serving at 4-4 in the first set. After Nadal pulled ahead 15-30, the defending champion ran off 20 of the next 21 points, including 15 straight in an 11-minute span.
“I was really pleased with my performance for the last 11/2 sets,” Federer said. “Before that it was tough. Rafa had a bit of the upper hand. But after that, I got in the zone and played incredibly. Once I get on a roll, it’s hard to stop me.”
A stunned Nadal won only three points in the first five games of the second set. He finally held at love to break Federer’s streak of seven games.
“When he’s 100 percent, he’s playing in another league. It’s impossible to stop him,” Nadal said. “I fight. I fight. I fight. Nothing to say. Just congratulate him.”