Roger Federer will meet rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final 2013 on Sunday. Federer advanced by beating unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paire on Saturday, 7-6 6-4.
Nadal had earlier beat Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 with a dominant performance.
“For me it’s already a good tournament. He (Nadal) is the favourite but he’s near the end of a long claycourt season, it may be my chance,” Federer said in an interview.
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