Istanbul: Roger Federer was forced to fight back from a first set scare to overcome Argentina&rsquo;s Diego Schwartzman and reach the final of the inaugural BNP Paribas Istanbul Open.
The Swiss superstar was broken twice by Schwartzman in the opener and failed to fashion a single break point opportunity against the impressive World No 63.
<img title="Roger Federer" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/may/03federer.jpg" alt="Roger Federer" /> Roger Federer
But Federer drew on all his experience to break the Argentinian twice in the second set and pave the way for a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 win and a place in his 128th career final.
Federer will face Pablo Cuevas in the final today after the third-seeded Uruguayan pulled off a minor upset to beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4.
Cuevas seized the upper hand in a shaky first set which saw six breaks of serve, the 29-year-old claiming four of those breaks to move in front.
But the second set was a different matter as Cuevas took advantage of the solitary break point opportunity to earn a shot at his second ATP Tour title of the year after previous success in Sao Paulo.&nbsp;

Roger Federer was forced to fight back from a first set scare to overcome Argentina&rsquo;s Diego Schwartzman and reach the final of the inaugural BNP Paribas Istanbul Open

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