Federer R. - Anderson K. 30 Oct 2013, 19:30 info A win today would take Federer to London The Swiss reached the finals of his hometown Basel, and defended most of his points, but he needs a win here to secure his place in London mathematically. Anderson got a huge turnaround yesterday as Youzhny had set-points on two occasions It has been unthinkable for the past several years that Federer would have to wait for the last tournament of the season to secure his place with the best in London. By some logic, one could conclude that he longer belongs to the top tier. That is probably true, not because of his ranking, but because of his terrible ratio with other Top 10 players this season (1-7). Last week was crucial. He was defending the title in his hometown of Basel, and his game in Asia showed that his game from previous season is gone. However, he had a good draw in the first two rounds and got Pospisil who didnt know how to use his chances. Dimitrov was too tired to put up a resistance, even though he had the serve to win the second set. And then came the rerun of last years finals and Del Potro won again. - I lost the serve in the third set too easily, but I am happy with the way I played. Perhaps I should have won the first set but I was much better in the second. Too bad about the third, but I have to admit Del Potro had great serve in the end. I played lots of matches and I am happy about that. I havent had many problems in terms of my physical condition and the support from my fans really meant a lot to me. His opponent for today should have been Youzhny, the player who won Valencia last week and returned to Top 15. The Russian player was about to win. He had a 100 % first serve efficiency in the first set and a single break was enough to take the lead. In the second set, he had a break on two occasions and even served to win the match. However, Anderson got the break from zero to return into the set and then won the tie-break without losing a single point. They played three more games in the third set when Youzhny decided to forfeit. In a way, the Swiss might regret the fact that the Russian didnt win the game. Ha has an impressive 15-0 against Youzhny, while he has never played against Anderson. Luckily for Federer, Anderson has been having injury problems since the US Open. In any case, this is the game that the Swiss has to win. I am sure the organizers will closely monitor the outcome of this match. Federers absence would surely influence the marketing of the tournament. It is Federer, after all, it doesnt matter if hes the first or eighth player. Besides, the sponsorship deals reveal everything, and tennis has stopped being the white sport a while ago.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:18:30 +0000
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