Century for Roger Federer; reaches 100th final of his career
Qualifying for the seventh time for the ATP World Tour finals, the Swiss Maestro now seeks to win the title for the sixth time. After defeating David Ferrer for the twelfth time in his career, Federer stands at 12-0 in the head-to-head
battle against the Spaniard.
On the other hand, Ferrer said in an interview that he had to win once against the former world No.1 before he retires. However, the scenario put forth by the Swiss was of a clean sheet. ‘Fed-Express’ mustered away the semi-final
run in straight sets beating world No.5 Spaniard, 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 25 minutes and went on to his 100th final of his career.
It was better than me. I just had opportunities. I have tried, but he has played more relaxed and eventually led to victory," said the Spaniard.
Ferrer who headed Group B beating Djokovic, Tsonga, lost to Berdych and led himself in the hands of the ‘Swiss Express’. The O2 Arena centre court was filled up with fans chanting for Federer all the way. Federer, world No.4, had
to prove himself worthy of his capabilities as he was unable to make his mark early in the season.
Nevertheless, the Swiss Maestro is celebrating his 100th final appearance, whereas, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is practicing hard as he rival the former world No.1 in the final showdown. The two have played ten matches against
each other and out of those ten; Federer leads the head-to-head with 7 wins.
Surprisingly, in the same event, ATP World Tour Finals 2011, these two are meeting up for the second time. The event started up with Federer playing against Tsonga in which the former world No.1 ousted the Frenchman in straight
sets, and now, the two are ending the event playing the final round.
Undoubtedly the two play with great enthusiasm, leading them to provide the crowd a match worth a watch. Frenchman, who is looking for revenge this time, is training hard as he had made it this far for the second time in his career
after he lost in the Australian Open in 2008.
For the time being, all the bets are on the Swiss Maestro as he is also looking to regain his ranking if he wins. Money is not the issue for the former world No.1 as he is the highest winner of all times, however, retiring with
a startling ending would be something the 30-year-old would be looking for.
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