Djokovic sets-up Federer showdown

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Federer had earlier ended the run of unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek with a 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 victory.

Federer and second seed Nadal were on course for their fifth meeting in the finals this season until Djokovic intervened to reach his fifth final of 2007.

The 20-year-old world number four saved all eight of the break points he faced and ripped 11 aces as he won 80% (37-of-46) of his first serve points against Nadal, who was 5-1 in the all time series entering Saturday's contest.

Earlier on Saturday in Montreal, Federer recorded 13 aces without any double faults en route to winning his 16th straight match in this event.

"I was very happy with the way I played," said Federer. "I thought it was a tough match with a lot of crucial points, with a lot of shots played on reaction. I couldn't really dictate play, because he kept coming at me, and I did well."

Stepanek, who had upset a seeded player in each of his previous three matches, went toe-to-toe with the Swiss star in the first set as both players cashed in on their service games. Both Stepanek and Federer saved three breaks in the opening set.

Falling behind 6-3 in the tiebreaker, Stepanek stormed back to forge a 6-6 tie until Federer captured the final two points.

"The first set was the key for the match," Stepanek said. "I had chances at 3-3 to break Roger's serve and didn't use them. In the tiebreak, it's always 50-50. Roger hit an unbelievable return on set point when I hit a second serve around 115 miles per hour, and just made a winner out of that."

Federer finally broke down the 28-year-old in the second, notching a pair of breaks from four opportunities. Stepanek managed to win just 8% (one-for-13) of the points on his first serve after the opening set.