Aug 16, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; David Ferrer (ESP) returns a shot against Julien Benneteau (not pictured) on day six of the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center. Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Five-times champion Roger Federer tamed big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win on Saturday to join Spain's David Ferrer in the final of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Federer won all 16 of his service points in the first set and closed out the match in 68 minutes, sending a clear message to his rivals that he is in top shape heading into the year's final grand slam at the Aug. 25-Sept. 8 U.S. Open.
