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Sports Briefing | Tennis: Roger Federer Advances to Istanbul Final

Top-seeded Roger Federer rallied past Diego Schwartzman, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5, to reach the final at the Istanbul Open, a clay-court tournament. Federer recovered from a sloppy start against the eighth-seeded Schwartzman to remain on course for his 85th ATP Tour singles title and his third this year. Federer will face third-seeded Pablo Cuevas, who beat second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov, 6-2, 6-4.

u25a0 Top-seeded Andy Murray will face Philipp Kohlschreiber in the BMW Open final in Munich. Murray fired nine aces to defeat Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-4, 6-4. Kohlschreiber needed 1 hour 37 minutes to beat Gerald Melzer, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.