Djokovic Prevails Over Federer

Novak Djokovic upset the current world no. 1 6-4 4-6 6-2 in Basil. Federer fell apart in the final set. The Swiss champion is 8-8 when his matches go to a final set this year. An underreported fact is Federer’s record dips to 4-8 when it is against top ten players. Three of those four wins came against Andy Roddick, who has some limitations when it comes to strategy. So, the moral to the story is if you are a top ten player and you take Federer to a final set, he will fall apart, except in the case of Andy Roddick.

For Djokovic, the victory marks a fourth title of the year and 15th career title. This win is his third 500-level title of the year. The Serb has yet to triumph in a 1000-level tournament this year, though Federer, Nadal and Murray dominated this year’s Masters title wins. This week’s title win should be a good tune-up for the Serb in the upcoming Masters tournament in Paris.

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