Australian youngster Bernard Tomic will emulate Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer if he can win his first ATP Tour title after reaching the Sydney International final on Friday.

Tomic reached his first final with a 7-6 (10), 6-4 win over Italian third seed Andreas Seppi in sweltering heat to set up a decider against South African Kevin Anderson on Saturday.

Tomic will bid to become the first Australian winner of the event since Hewitt in 2005 and the first 20-year-old winner since Federer in 2002.