Milos Raonic to look Roger Federer in Brisbane last

Duo also met in decider of Australian Open heat up tournament in 2015
Milos Raonic plays a attempt in his semifinal bold adjoin Bernard Tomic of Australia during the Brisbane International tennis clash in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday.

Roger Federer and Milos Raonic won the men's semifinals and will accommodated afresh in the Brisbane International final in a reprise of the 2015 decider at the Australian Open countdown tournament.

Defending best Federer, who has been ambidextrous all anniversary with abiding flu-like symptoms, had a 6-1, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Dominic Thiem, while Raonic exhausted bounded achievement Bernard Tomic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).

Federer captivated off Raonic in three sets actuality endure year, earning his 1,000th career bout win as he clinched the title.

It was my best bout of the tournament. I hit the brawl actual well. I'm actual aflame to be aback in the final — it's appropriate arena Milos afresh tomorrow," said Federer, who is one win abroad from his 89th career title. "I've appear actuality three times now and three times I've fabricated the final, so I'm actual happy."

Federer absent to Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in the 2014 final, his aboriginal cruise to the Brisbane tournament.

There were no account break in the aboriginal of the semifinals but Raonic bedeviled the tiebreakers, antagonism to 5-1 leads in both and again captivation off Tomic afterwards the Australian collapsed anniversary tiebreaker at 5-5.



Raonic chock-full alive with Ivan Ljubicic backward endure year and afresh assassin Carlos Moya as a coach. Ljubicic is now alive as allotment of Federer's team.

The Canadian absent the French Open endure year because of a bottom botheration and Raonic after alone out of the top 10.