He is playing such a great tennis and his temperament is all down to our Serbian personality. The 38-year-old Federer won … Federer drove Djokovic to distraction by saving all 12 break points he faced - including one with a volley he wasn't even able to see as the ball reared at him off the net. Time and again, what should have been lauded as a clash of the all time greats, the occasion gets spoiled by an obsessed, almost drugged-like sycophantic Federer crowd. But Djokovic is unquestionably the best in the world right now: he has played 32 matches since June and won 31 of them. More tempermental than pre-2016. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 121. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. It's better than last week in Basel. Djokovic, who will return to world number one on Monday, will face Karen Khachanov after the Russian defeated Dominic Thiem. "Along with the Wimbledon semi-final against Nadal, it's surely the most exciting match this season.". Another top match between the two greats. “I am extremely disappointed to have to pull out of the Paris Masters,” Federer said in a statement https://www.rolexparismasters.com/uk/actualites_federer_2019_withdrawal. Too many mistakes by Fed in last tiebreak but up until then fairly even. Last updated on 28 October 201928 October 2019.From the section Tennis. The 31-year-old, now unbeaten in 22 matches, is a four-time winner of the Paris Masters. Beautiful moves, grace & timing like Federer?but DJOKOVIC never ever gives up! Imagine if Federer had changed racquet earlier in career and pursued net game sooner! The third set tie-break proved Federer's undoing as he found himself unable to answer Djokovic, allowing the Serb to seal victory in three hours and two minutes. ROLEX PARIS MASTERS 2020. A welcome email is on its way. Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates. (Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams). Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas have booked their places for next month’s ATP Finals, with the … Roger Federer has withdrawn from this week's Paris Masters in order to "pace himself", with next month's ATP Finals in London on the horizon. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. But Djokovic has that ability to keep and maintain the pressure just a bit better. The 38-year-old is playing in his 22nd season on the ATP Tour and won a record-extending 10th Swiss Indoors championship title on Sunday. Novak Djokovic says his thrilling three-set epic with Roger Federer at the Paris Masters was "one of the best" between the pair. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Novak still not 100% there mentally. Read more about cookies here. Federer has played superbly here, especially when you consider he was unsure whether even to compete after winning a 99th title in Basel last week. That said , He and Roger , are both GREAT , as is Rafa. "I want to play as long as possible on the Tour. Roger Federer has withdrawn from this week's Paris Masters in order to "pace himself", with next month's ATP Finals in London on the horizon. Im assuming next year will be his last in tennis. Fantastic match, Federer will be gutted that he got tight in the 2 tie breaks but he comes out with a huge amount of credit for sticking with Djokovic, and should take confidence from that. Read about our approach to external linking. These two will still be taking the titles at 60 years old. At the end it came down to a few things here and there," said Federer. In their 47th meeting, the Serb beat Federer 7-6 (8-6) 5-7 7-6 (7-3) to reach Sunday's final. © 2020 National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. There is no pretending with Nole, you get what you see, he wears his heart on the sleeve. Please give some credit to Novak. There I won the tournament and here I played in the semis and it needed somebody of Novak's calibre to beat me.".

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