Federer tames Dimitrov to reach Brisbane final


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 10 Jan 2015

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a forehand return during his men's singles semi final win over Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane January 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed

BRISBANE (Reuters) - Roger Federer moved to within one win of his 1,000 career victory when he crushed Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday to reach the final of the Brisbane International.

The Swiss maestro produced a masterclass display to brush aside his young challenger, dubbed "Baby Fed", 6-2 6-2 in just 53 minutes.

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