Federer is chasing a third consecutive finale title -- a feat last achieved by Ivan Lendl in 1985-87.
The top-seeded Swiss has lost five times to eighth-seeded Nalbandian but has won their last three matches.
Rafael Nadal underlined his status as the king of clay when he beat Guillermo Canas to win the Open for the third consecutive year.
Defending champion Roger Federer was drawn against Guillermo Coria, Ivan Ljubicic and David Nalbandian in the group stages of the Masters Cup.
World number one Roger Federer and number two Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Hamburg Masters due to fatigue.
Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak on clay to 46 after he edged out fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro at the Barcelona Open.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were one match away from their first clash of the season after clinical wins in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals.
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The American ace lost 6-4, 6-2 to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his comeback tournament in Florida
Sebastien Grosjean upset sixth seed Guillermo Coria while Tommy Robredo beat James Blake
Roger Federer produced an imperious display to dismiss unseeded German Florian Mayer 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 in the second round
The German became the first player to enter the final with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Argentina's Guillermo Coria.
The world number nine beat Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (6), 7-5 in a match that lasted over two hours at the Chennai Open.
World number two Andy Roddick will take on in-form Russian Marat Safin in the season-ending ATP Tennis Masters Cup.
The organisers of European Masters Series tournaments will meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss ways to curb the number of withdrawals by leading players.
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Roger Federer beat Argentina's Guillermo Coria 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 at the Masters Cup
The Spanish teenager produced another dazzling performance to storm into the Barcelona Open quarter-finals.
Nadal will meet defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Roger Federer joined Marat Safin, Rafael Nadal and Guillermo Coria in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Germany's Leon Goretzka scored two expertly-taken early goals to set them on the way to a thumping 4-1 win over Mexico in a dramatic, end-to-end Confederations Cup semi-final on Thursday.
Mexico, needing only a draw to reach the World Cup round of 16, were level 0-0 with Sweden at half-time in their Group F match on Wednesday, after surviving an aerial bombardment and a VAR review.
A stunning Andre Carrillo volley gave Peru their first World Cup goal in 36 years before captain Paolo Guerrero grabbed a second as the Andean nation condemned Australia to a 2-0 defeat in Sochi on Tuesday and an early exit from Russia.
His victory enabled Argentina level the Davis Cup semi-final against Slovakia.
Roger Federer began his quest to win the Rotterdam Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Czech qualifier Bohdan Ulihrach.
Paradorn Srichaphan overcame a fighting Tomas Zib 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 to enter his fourth successive ATP Chennai Open final.
Both in action in the French Open second round on Wednesday, could be considered the tournament's favourites.
The world number one beat defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final.
The Argentine clay specialist thrashed Germany's Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the Monte Carlo Masters final.
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