Thirty two year olds Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt will meet in the final of the Brisbane International.
In sweltering conditions at Pat Rafter arena, Hewitt, the world number 60, pulled off a stunning semi final win over second seed Kei Nishikori of Japan, 5-7 6-4 6-3.
Federer was made to sweat it out by hard-hitting eighth-seeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy before prevailing 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 in their semi-final.
Federer, a 17-time grand slam champion, holds an 18-8 record against Hewitt spanning 15 years, winning 16 of their last 17 encounters.
However, Hewitt won their last meeting on the tour, ending a string of 15 straight losses by prevailing in the 2010 Halle final in Germany.
Two-time grand slam champion Hewitt is enjoying the best start to a summer since 2005 when he made the Australian Open final.
