Roger Federer could tie Pete Sampras for career titles after reaching the Stockholm Open final, defeating fourth-seeded Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 6-2 Saturday. Federer will face Florian Mayer in Sunday's final. Mayer saved a match point to edge Jarkko Nieminen 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3). A third title of the year for Federer will earn him the 64th of his career, matching Pete Sampras for fourth in the Open era. Only Jimmy Connors (109), Ivan Lendl (94) and John McEnroe (77) have won more singles tournaments since 1968. "It's been a good a year when it comes to making the finals, but I don't have the best win-loss record this year," Federer said. "In the past I've had an amazing run. I think I won 24 straight finals at one stage, so this could be the start of the streak again." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5717551
