Roger Federer gave the Swiss the winning point against Italy in Geneva
on Sunday,AFPreports.
Federer reached the first Davis Cup final of his career with a
comfortable 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) win over Fabio Fognini in the first of
the semifinal's reverse singles.
That made it 3-1 for the Swiss thus ensuring they would contest the
final of the annual team event for the first time since 1992 when they
lost to the United States.
France made sure of playing in the final for the first time since 2010
on Saturday when their doubles team of Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga defeated Czechs Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in four sets.
The final will be played in France from November 21-23, with the
northern city of Lille being touted as the likely host.
Federer was rarely troubled by Fognini at Geneva's Palexpo Arena,
which was packed to its 18,000-plus capacity and the 33-year-old
celebrated his win with skipping jumps across the court.
"I thought today wasn't the best performance from both of us but then
again you've got to fight with what you've got and in the end I'm
happy to make the difference."
"It's really nice to share it (victory) with my team members," Federer
said. "I think I really struggled today. I think Fabio struggled all
weekend.
"It's tough conditions, pretty quick court, so it's always going to
happen especially if you are not serving so well.
"I thought today wasn't the best performance from both of us but then
again you've got to fight with what you've got and in the end I'm
happy to make the difference."
(Photo; Neither Tsonga nor Gasquet were involved when France last
reached the final in 2010)
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