Roger Federer secured Switzerland's place in the final of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1992 by comfortably beating Fabio Fognini in Geneva on Sunday. Roared on by a capacity crowd in the Palexpo Arena, Federer dismantled the world number 17 Fognini 6-2 6-3 7-6 (4) in just under two hours. Switzerland, who lost to the United States in their only other Davis Cup final appearance in 1992, set up a title round with France, who beat holders Czech Republic at Roland Garros. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Roger Federer teasing Lindsey Vonn with chocolates. Severin Luethi (left) and Stan Wawrinka carry their team-mate Roger Federer as they celebrate. Roger Federer has taken Switzerland to its first Davis Cup final in 22 years. Roger Federer celebrates winning a point during his semi-clash with Fabio Fognini. Roger Federer serves during his semi-final clash against Fabio Fognini. Fabio Fognini returns a ball to Roger Federer during their Davis Cup semi-final clash. Roger Federer clenches his fist in celebration after winning the second set against Fabio Fognini. 'It's really nice to share it (victory) with my team members,' Federer said. 'I think I really struggled today. I think Fabio struggled all weekend. 'It's tough conditions, pretty quick court, so it's always going to happen especially if you are not serving so well. 'I thought today wasn't the best performance from both of us but then again you've got to fight with what you've got and in the end I'm happy to make the difference.' Federer gave the Swiss the first point on Friday by easing past Simone Bolelli before Stanislas Wawrinka doubled their advantage with a straight-sets victory over Fognini. But Fognini and Bolelli combined brilliantly in Saturday's doubles match to beat Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli in five sets and put the pressure back on the Swiss. Having been rested for the doubles match, a refreshed Federer broke Fognini in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead before snatching another break to claim the first set. Federer, who has now won all five of his Davis Cup singles rubbers this year, continued to trouble the Italian with his precision hitting and broke Fognini in the eighth game of the second set to take control of the match. Fognini rallied in the third set and took Federer to a tie break but the 17-times grand slam champion held his nerve, claiming it 7-4 to reach the first Davis Cup final of his illustrious career. The final will be played in France from Nov. 21-23.

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The World number three helped Switzerland into their first Davis Cup final in 22 years. Roger Federer saw off Italian Fabio Fognini in straight sets. Federer will play in his first David Cup final of his career as a result.

(CNN)  -- Gael Monfils saved five match points before beating top seed Roger Federer 7-6 6-7 7-6 to reach the final of the Paris Masters on Saturday. The home hero will play Robin Soderling for the title after the Swede beat  another Frenchman, Michael Llodra, in an earlier pulsating encounter at the Bercy arena. It was truly the great escape for 12th seed Monfils, who was on the ropes as he served at 5-6 down in the deciding set, having broken back after dropping his service for the first time. The opening two sets were shared on tiebreaks. 16-time grand slam champion Federer proceeded to force a succession of match points, all saved by a mixture of dogged defense by his French opponent or uncustomary errors by the world number two. The partisan crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when Monfils finally forced the third tiebreak of the match and claimed an early mini-break. Federer retrieved the loss but uncharacteristic forehand errors saw him fall behind again and when Monfils was presented with his first match point he seized it. He will now hope to go one better than 2009 when he was beaten in the final by Novak Djokovic. "I went to the limits of myself," Monfils admitted after his first career victory over Federer. "I feel better and better as the tournament goes on. I ran out of juice a little bit at the start of the third set but the fans were there, they pushed me and I kept believing." Earlier, world number five Robin Soderling had to save three match points before ending the fairytale run of Llodra. He won 6-7 7-5 7-6 to reach his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final, but came under massive pressure in the 12th game of the third set. Like Monfils, Soderling staved off defeat to force a deciding tiebreak and secured victory on his second match point after two hours and 49 minutes of gripping action. "Today it was a great match. It wasn't maybe pretty, but I'm here as a winner," Soderling told the official ATP Tour website. Llodra, who came back from a break down in the deciding set to set up his victory chances, had defeated defending champion Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko on his way to his first Masters semifinal.

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Gael Monfils to play Robin Soderling in the final of the Paris Masters. Monfils saves five match points before beating top seed Roger Federer. Soderling saves three match points to end hopes of Frenchman Michael Llodra.

Jamie Carragher and Gleen Hoddle believe Jose Fonte was central to Southampton's historic 1-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Saints centre back took home the man of the match award after a commanding display against Louis van Gaal's side who failed for land a single shot on target for the first time at home since May 2009. Carragher heaped praise on Fonte after his stellar display and insisted that the Portuguese defender has filled the shoes of Dejan Lovren with aplomb since the Croatian's departure to Liverpool during the summer. Jose Fonte (left) blocks Angel di Maria's attempted cross during the first-half at Old Trafford. 'We saw Lovren as the main man at the back (last season), but Fonte has taken that mantle,' Carragher told Sky Sports. 'There was no space for Wayne Rooney out there.' 'The reason they have the best defensive record is not rocket science; they're just so compact and organised.' Gleen Hoddle shared Carragher's thoughts on Fonte after his performance at Old Trafford. Hoddle added: 'The players all respect him. From front to back, he was the pick of the bunch.' Fonte (left) led from the back for Southampton and kept Robin van Persie from having any impact on the game. Fonte was delighted with Southampton's result as the win moved his team up to third in the Premier League standings. The visitors took the lead after 69 minutes as substitute Dusan Tadic capitalised on Graziano Pelle's rebound to slot home his fourth goal of the season. Juan Mata missed two great chances in succession as the hosts pressed for an equaliser with 10 minutes left, but Saints held on for all three points. Southampton players celebrate after taking the lead thanks to Dusan Tadic's 69th-minute strike. Fonte told Sky Sports 1: 'It's not every day you get a win at Old Trafford against a great team so for us it's a pleasure and something we should be proud of. 'There's a long way to go but it's another three points. We got a lot of confidence from this game. 'It was a game that we defended really well, and they only had shots from outside the box if I'm not wrong. 'It was a fantastic game this afternoon.' Ronald Koeman (right) celebrates on the pitch with his Southampton players at the final whistle.

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Jose Fonte claimed the man of the match award at Old Trafford. Manchester United did not have a single shot on target in the entire game. Fonte has taken up the mantle from Dejan Lovren, says Jamie Carragher. The Saints defender was the best player on the pitch, says Glenn Hoddle. Southampton are now third in the Premier League table.