( CNN ) -- Roger Federer is on course to win a record sixth end-of-season tennis championship after beating David Ferrer in London on Saturday to reach his 100th career final and return to third in the world rankings . The defending champion triumphed 7-5 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes to set up a ATP World Tour Finals showdown with sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Sunday . He extended his winning record against the fifth-seeded Spaniard to 12-0 in career meetings , and is now unbeaten in 16 matches after winning titles in his hometown Basel and Paris in the past month . The 30-year-old now has the chance to surpass Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras , who won the tournament five times in the 1980s and '90s respectively . Djokovic exits as Berdych beats Ferrer at ATP Tour Finals . `` It 's obviously a special occasion for me tomorrow playing my 100th final , possibly winning my 70th title and winning my sixth at the World Tour Finals , '' Federer said . `` It was a tough match . I could clearly see why David beat Murray and Djokovic here -- he takes the ball really early , is able to generate great angles off his plays and is super consistent . `` It was a key 5-4 game for me to hold and then break the next game . Then , actually , break again early on in the second set . That was a crucial sort of 15-20 minutes for me . I 'm happy I was able to decide the match right there . '' Ferrer will now turn his attentions to the Davis Cup final , as Spain take on Argentina in Seville on his more favored clay surface next weekend . He started the week with a bang , beating Andy Murray in straight sets before the third-seeded Briton pulled out with a groin injury . Ferrer then thrashed world No . 1 Novak Djokovic , but suffered a surprise defeat to Berdych on Friday that meant the Czech went through as Group A winner and avoided Ferrer in the semis . Federer , who beat Rafael Nadal in last year 's final , has reached the title match for the seventh time after winning all four matches this week at the indoor hard-court event . Tsonga continued his strong end to the season with a 6-3 7-5 win over seventh seed Berdych in Saturday 's second semi . The Frenchman will seek to avenge his Paris Masters final defeat by Federer , also losing to the 16-time grand slam champion in their Group B encounter in London . However , the 26-year-old has won two of their seven clashes this year -- most notably at the Wimbledon quarterfinals as Federer suffered his first defeat when leading by two sets in a grand slam .
Roger Federer beats David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 in semis at ATP World Tour Finals . The 16-time grand slam champion is seeking a record sixth title in London . TL;DR Rafael Nadal wins Wimbledon for the first time since 2009. Swiss star will return to No . 3 in year-end rankings above Andy Murray .