Roger Federer tamed childhood Basel school friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 Saturday, winning his 19th straight match at the pair's home Swiss Indoors to set up a final with Novak Djokovic.<br /><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Roger Federer </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Federer will be bidding for a fourth consecutive title here when he faces the second-seeded Serb, who rallied from the brink, saving three match points in spectacular fashion to win a dramatic semi-final over Radek Stepanek 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2.<br /><br />World No 1 Federer leads Djokovic 9-4 in their career series, standing 2-2 his season with his rival.<br /><br />Federer last lost in Basel in 2003 to Ivan Ljubicic, then returned in 2006 to claim the last three trophies. 

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Roger Federer tamed childhood Basel school friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 Saturday, winning his 19th straight match at the pair's home Swiss Indoors to set up a final with Novak Djokovic

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