Roger Federer has won the penultimate ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year: The Swiss player defeated Rafael Nadal in two sets in the final of Shanghai, ending the Spaniard’s 16-match winning streak.
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Roger Federer has his 94th birthday.Won the title on the ATP tour.And how: The 36-year-old Swiss player delivered a sensational performance against Rafael Nadal – and was able to raise his arms in the final of Shanghai after a confident 6:4 and 6:3.
Federer kicked off aggressively as a backstroke, grabbing Nadal’s first serve game – and was untouchable in his own service – as he did in his semi-final win over Juan Martin del Potro, where Federer had not allowed a single break in sets two and three.After 35 minutes the first set was history, 6:4 for the Swiss player.
In 2017, Nadal and Federer had faced each other three times, only on similar occasions as in Shanghai: the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami.Federer had always had the upper hand.
In the second round, the 19-times Grand Slam Champion from Basel scored a break to the 3-2 lead, Nadal’s backhand sailed to the side.Federer moved lightly, no comparison to his performances at the US Open when he was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Juan Martin del Potro.And before that he had massive problems with opponents, against whom he easily progresses in normal form.
At a score of 3:5, Federer won three match points and Nadal put the second into the net with the forehand.Rafael Nadal’s winning streak came to an end after 16 victories.And Federer expanded his personal vs. Nadal to five en suite victories.
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