Mason, OH (My Sportsbook) - Swiss superstar Roger Federer will meet wild card American Mardy Fish in the final of the $3 million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters after each won his respective semifinal matchup.
Federer cruised past Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, needing 70 minutes to advance to his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final in as many weeks. Last week, Federer fell to Andy Murray in the title match at Toronto.
The former world No. 1 and third seed here, Federer has won this tournament in 2005, 2007 and 2009. He has not captured a title since winning the Australian Open in January.
Meanwhile, Fish rallied past fellow American Andy Roddick in the early rain-slowed semifinal matchup.
Roddick, the ninth seed, led early but succumbed in Fish's 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 victory, preventing the 2003 Cincinnati champ from exacting a measure of revenge for a loss in the duo's last meeting in Atlanta last month.
The 27-year-old Roddick had taken a 5-4 lead in the first set before the match was suspended briefly by rain, then finished off the deciding point shortly after play resumed.
He raced out to a 4-1 lead in the second set and was poised for victory with a 5-2 lead before rain halted action once more. Fish rallied for three points to tie, then rallied once more to reach a tiebreaker.
Fish took control by bolting out to a 3-0 edge in the third set and never looked back.
The 2010 Cincinnati titlist will claim $443,500.