Dominic Thiem designed for Roger Federer, more and more to fear the enemy. The 26-Year-old, whose girlfriend Kristina Mladenovic of France has the same tags to the Fed Cup title, beating the Superstar at the ATP finals in the sold-out O2 Arena, 7:5, 7:5. The Swiss is on Tuesday against Matteo Berrettini already powerful under pressure.

Federer made a mess of the first Game: The first Supplement, the precision was still missing, to the base line, the safety, and already he was up a Break in residue. The Swiss corrected this quickly, and was, in consequence of the more aggressive, better player. However, in the case of 5:5 return of the Austrians ned twice strongly and once-a-luck, which earned him a further service breakthrough. Shortly thereafter, the first set was lost, although the crowd favourite produced nine Winning more shots and an equal number of points won.

Thiems strong counter

in the second passage dictated to Federer mainly the Happen. In the fourth Game he has earned a break chance. Although he made in following the ball all right, was the 3:1 denied, because Thiem out of the Defensive with the Forehand was a wonderful liberation. In the case of 3:3 of the six-time winner of the ATP Finals came after a 40:0 lead unexpectedly still in trouble. As Federer held serve, however, to surged in the hall cheering. But Thiem had adjusted his tactics by now, and sought now with a punchy Baseline, the point of profit. Federer, who holds the scepter in the hands, expressed, therefore, increasingly an effort. In this respect, it was not unexpected that Thiem was 5:5 the decisive Break.

Created: 10.11.2019, 23:19 PM