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Roger Federer
Roger Federer beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his record sixth title in the ATP World Tour Finals.
The Fed Express won his 70th title with today’s victory – in his 100th final. And at 30, he is the oldest player to win this title since “Nasty” Ilie Nastase did it in 1975.
We’re expecting Federer to have a great 2012. Watch out Novak.
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The Swiss Maestro reached the 100th final of his career Saturday by beating Spain’s David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3. And if he beats Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in Sunday’s final of the ATP World Tour Finals in London, he’ll capture his 70th title.
Just that stat alone is interesting: Federer has reached 100 finals and won 70% of them. What other athletes have that kind of record? A few of Federer’s predecessors, during their best years – Borg and Sampras come to mind. Top boxers over the years: Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler. Sprinters like Carl Lewis and now Usain Bolt. The list is short.
With his wins in London, Federer moves back up to #3 in the world, behind Djokovic and the badly spiraling Rafa Nadal. It isn’t out of the question that next year, at 31, Fed takes another serious run at regaining the #1 spot.
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One of tennis’s top rivalries took another turn Tuesday in London’s ATP World Tour Finals as world #4 Roger Federer took just an hour to cream his great rival, world #2 Rafael Nadal.
With the win, Federer moves on to the tournament semifinals. And despite his loss, Nadal has a chance to stay in the tournament with a win Thursday.
Both are big faves here at Best Player, and prior to this season’s amazing run from new world #1 Novak Djokovic, both vied for many years for the coveted spot at the top of the men’s game. Federer may not be the best in the world at the moment, but his demolition of Rafa shows he’s still got plenty in him…and at just 30, he may even have a chance to reclaim his #1 ranking next year.
Roger: anything for the win
Rumours from Nadal’s camp have it that Rafa was deeply disturbed by seeing his long-time adversary sporting such a gruesome moustache. “That thing on his face was so hideous I couldn’t concentrate on my returns,” sources claim to have heard him mutter.
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This is one of the most talked-about shots in tennis – Novak Djokovic’s stunning forehand return of a 108-mph Roger Federer serve. Djoko hit this one facing double-match point against Federer. Instead of playing it safe, slicing a defensive shot over the net, he crunches a winner that Roger doesn’t even bother waving his racket at. Then Djokovic, maybe acknowledging the ballsiness of his shot, waves his arms at the crowd…likely the turning point in a match Federer was on course to win at that point. Later, Djoko said that at that point, he figured since he was going to lose, he “might as well go down swinging.” Swing he did.
Watch his face, though, in the video, just before Roger serves. You can see that insouciance, the devil-may-care confidence of a guy riding an incredible 63-2 winning season. A little shake of the head, a little inward smile – and then that crushing forehand.
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Djokovic 6-7 (7-9) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 Federer
It took 5 grueling sets, the first and the last going long. But eventually, the world’s #1 player, Novak Djokovic, held on to beat world #3 Roger Federer. It was a match for the ages, with Federer particularly silencing all critics who’d been hinting that at 30 he was heading for a seat in the commentator’s booth before too long.
Roger celebrates...a bit too early
Djokovic? He just doesn’t have any critics these days.
Here’s the last bit of commentary from BBC:
Long from Federer. Net from Djokovic. 15-15. Who blinks first? Roger slices a simple backhand service return into the net. Dreadful miss. Crosscourt forehand from Djokovic… winner! Feds so slow to that. Fist-pumps from the world number one. Two match points… serve to the backhand again…. return sails… LONG! That’s it. Djokovic wins. WHAT. A. MATCH.
Djoko will play the winner of Nadal-Murray in Monday’s final.
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