Novak Djokovic won the battle of the former number 1s by subduing Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an entertaining encounter to reach the Paris Masters final. The Serb struggled to control an aggressive Federer in the 1st set before overpowering the Swiss in the decider. Djokovic will face the winner of the Spanish semi final duel between Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer in Sundays showpiece match. Federer, who has slipped down to 6th in the rankings after enduring his worst season in 10 years, broke his opponents serve in the 3rd game. The 17 time Grand Slam champion unsettled Djokovic by attacking the net as often as possible and hitting some sharp groundstrokes. Federer looked set to qualify for his 1st Masters Series final this year when he broke Djokovics again in the opening game of the 2nd set, only to see the Serb strike back to level 1-1. Federer lost the initiative after errors started to creep into his game and he also struggled with his serve. The Serb broke Federers serve a 2nd time to lead 4-2 and held on to force a decider. Djokovic carried the momentum into the 3rd set to book his plae in the final. Both players will meet again next week at the ATP World Tour Finals in London after they were drawn in the round robin same group.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 18:42:44 +0000
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