( CNN ) -- World No . 2 Roger Federer will seek to win just his third title this year when he takes on German Florian Mayer in Sunday 's final of the Stockholm Open . The top seed , playing the Swedish event for the first time since his debut there 10 years ago , was tested for the second match in a row as he overcame Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 ( 7-5 ) 6-2 in Saturday 's semifinals . Federer , who was taken to three sets by fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka on Friday , faced again losing the opener but broke the Croatian fourth seed 's serve at 5-4 down . The 29-year-old then won five successive games from 2-1 down in the second set to give himself a chance of adding to his 2010 Australian Open and Cincinnati Masters crowns and 63 career titles . `` I 'd love to win , I 've never won a title in Sweden . That would be something special . But it 's good to win one in any case . It 's a good feeling to walk off court as a winner , '' the 16-time Grand Slam champion told reporters . Federer lost to Andy Murray in the final of his last event , the Shanghai Masters , and has only been successful in two of six title matches this year for a 51-12 winning record overall . `` I 've had an amazing run in the past winning 24 straight finals . Maybe this can be the start of another streak , '' he said . Mayer , who has lost both previous meetings with Federer , is seeking his first ATP Tour title following final losses in 2005 and 2006 . The world No . 47 followed up his surprise quarterfinal victory over second seed Robin Soderling with a hard-fought 4-6 6-4 7-6 ( 7-3 ) win against Finland 's Jarkko Nieminen on Saturday . `` I have nothing to lose . I was a little tired today , physically and mentally , '' said the 27-year-old , who saved a match-point at 5-4 down in the final set before winning the tie-break . Meanwhile , Soderling will join Federer , Murray , Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London next month despite his defeat . The Swede , a semifinalist in the season-ending event last year , has qualified for the fifth of eight places due to the schedule of draws made on Saturday for next week 's tournaments in Vienna , St. Petersburg and Montpellier . Last year 's Stockholm champion Marcos Baghdatis reached the final of the Kremlin Cup on Saturday with a 6-4 6-7 ( 5-7 ) 7-6 ( 7-2 ) win over Uzbekistan 's Denis Istomin . The fourth-seeded Cypriot will face Viktor Troicki on Sunday after the Serbian world No . 43 earlier beat Uruguay 's Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-3 to reach the third final of his career , having lost his previous two . In the women 's event in Moscow , second seed Victoria Azarenka reached her fourth final of the year with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spanish No . 8 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez . The 21-year-old world No . 6 will take on sixth seed Maria Kirilenko , who thrashed fellow Russian Vera Dushevina 6-1 6-1 . In the WTA Tour 's Luxembourg Open , German eighth seed Julia Gorges will face Italy 's Roberta Vinci in Sunday 's final . Gorges beat compatriot Angelique Kerber 6-4 3-6 6-1 , while Vinci ended the run of Britain 's world No . 143 Anne Keothavong with a 6-4 6-2 victory .
Roger Federer faces Florian Mayer in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday . World No . 2 looking to add to his Australian Open and Cincinnati Masters trophies . Last year 's Stockholm champion Marcos Baghdatis reaches final of Kremlin Cup . World No . 6 Victoria Azarenka plays Maria Kirilenko in women 's final in Moscow .