He will now meet Germany's Florian Mayer who defeated American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). Defending champion Federer has reached the final of the last nine editions of the grasscourt Wimbledon tune-up, winning seven.

The iconic Swiss right-hander took advantage of one of his two break opportunites to snatch the first set and never looked back as he broke at 6-5 in the second to set up a winning chance.

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He closed out the match in style as he improved his record for the season to 30 wins against six defeats just days after losing a Roland Garros quarter-final against eventual champion and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka.

Federer has won 85 tournaments in a glittering career including three this season at Brisbane, Dubai and Istanbul.