Gala performance: Federer gives Djokovic no chance

No seat was left empty in the O2 Arena in east London as the two long-time rivals entered the arena - as always at this event, staged with plenty of noise and lighting effects. The match confirmed the assessment of observer Boris Becker, who had spoken of “one of the best ATP finals in years” and also said in an interview with the Sky channel with regard to the long-running favorite Djokovic against Federer: “So things don’t get much better in tennis.”

Federer gets off to a dream start Federer didn't do much better than the first set. He managed the break to make it 2-1, and after 35 minutes he won the first round with an ace and a clean sheet. The Swiss only made one slight mistake in the first round. He controlled and dominated a large number of the rallies, served extremely well and was not disturbed by even the wildest Serbian fan calls between the points. Novak Djokovic had nothing to counter the strong Federer. © APA/afp / BEN STANSALL

In the first game of the second set, Federer again had two break points, but he missed them. Chants of “Let’s go, Roger” alternated with shouts of “Nole”. With the score at 1:2, Federer fended off a break point after a spectacular rally - and in turn took the service from Djokovic in the very next game.

The tournament organizers had written their daily program in a glossy look with the simple heading “Showdown”. And the evening duel kept its promise until the last rally. After 1.14:38 hours, the 6-year-old used his first match point to make it 4:6, 3:49. Federer took revenge for the defeat at Wimbledon and moved into the semi-finals on Saturday as second in the group behind the Austrian Dominic Thiem. In the 23th comparison with Djokovic, it was the XNUMXrd victory for Federer. Matteo Berrettini wrote Italian tennis history. © AP / Alberto Pezzali

History was already written in London in the afternoon: Matteo Berrettini defeated Thiem in the final group game and became the first Italian to celebrate a victory at the ATP Finals. ( SportNews berichtete )

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Gala performance: Federer gives Djokovic no chance

Roger Federer won the duel with Novak Djokovic thanks to a gala and reached the semi-finals of the ATP Finals in London.

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