What a brilliant performance by Roger Federer ! With a two set victory over Novak Djokovic in the deciding group game of the ATP-finals of the Swiss in the O2 Arena in the semi-final. So a little payback for the after two missed match balls, lost the Wimbledon Final against the Serbs four months ago to succeed him, at least.
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The 6:4, 6:3, Federer showed in even his best game of the year, he had Djokovic in fast-paced conditions never come into play. The Basis for success, he laid down with superior impact performance. He hit 12 aces, made at a private Service, only 11 of the 49 points and had only one break ball: At 1:2 in the second passage. But as he continued to Djokovic with two-placed forehand balls under pressure and closed the point at the net.
The Serb had the longer, the more helpful. And was upset in the Finish, too, that the spectators were clearly on the side of Federer’s. So Djokovic, in what seems to him otherwise, actually never was, the last Game at own serve practically without a fight. Otherwise, always known to be a very fair loser, he rushed out after the defeat by the Court, to wave without, once again, into the audience. It is established now that Rafael Nadal will finish the year as number 1.
this point was Federer in the semi-final perfectly. Source: SRF
“It was a magical evening,”
For Federer it was the first win against Djokovic since four years. At the time, he had lost his rival in the preliminary round at the ATP finals, defeated, against him afterwards but the final. The 38-Year-old qualified for the 16. Time for the semi-finals at the season finale. “It was a magical evening,” he said. “I played incredibly, and I knew that this would be necessary. Hopefully it was my last game against Djokovic.” For him, it continues on Saturday with the semi-final. His opponent is still to be determined, but the chances are good that this Stefanos is Tsitsipas.
Created: 14.11.2019, 22:51 PM
