Tennis : Roger Federer beats Borna Coric in Dubai semi-finals

Roger Federer is one win away from clinching a 100th ATP Tour singles title following a straight sets win over Borna Coric in the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday. Second seed Federer claimed two breaks of Croatian Coric's serve in either set on the way to a 6-2, 6-2 win that took just over an hour.Stefanos Tsitsipas now stands between Federer and an eighth Dubai title - the Greek battling back from a set and a break down to beat Gael Monfils in Friday's first semi-final. Should he complete his century in Saturday's final, Federer would become only the second man, after American Jimmy Connors, to reach 100 career tour titles. However, Tsitsipas won his only previous meeting with Federer, completing a four-set victory over the Swiss in a round of 16 match at this year's Australian Open.