Mexico City bullring to host Roger Federer-Alexander Zverev tennis match
Tennis | November 23, 2019 16:32 ISTIt will be Roger Federer's first game in Mexico, in a career that has seen him win 20 Grand Slam titles.
It will be Roger Federer's first game in Mexico, in a career that has seen him win 20 Grand Slam titles.
Referring to his eventual retirement from the sport, Federer said he will play it by year.
Federer’s 2019 season ended with a semifinal loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday at the ATP Finals, having seen Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal eliminated in the group stage of the tournament this week.
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer, while Dominic Thiem cruised to win over defending champion Alexander Zverev to reach the final.
Tsitsipas saved 11 of 12 break points and took advantage of an error-filled performance from Federer — who continually put his opponent under pressure only to come up short when it mattered.
Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon loss to Novak Djokovic earlier this year with a clinical 6-4, 6-3 win in the ATP Finals to reach the semis.
Dominic Thiem outlasted Novak Djokovic 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 on Tuesday to become the first player to advance from the group stage at the ATP Finals.
Thiem beat Federer 7-5, 7-5 Sunday in their opening match at the ATP Finals for his fifth win in seven meetings with the Swiss great — and third straight this year.
Federer is set to play against Serbian Novak Djokovic, Austrian Dominic Thiem and Italian Matteo Berrettini.
Federer's decision means Switzerland can no longer qualify for the 24-team event.
Roger Federer withdrew from the Paris Masters in order to get some rest ahead of the ATP Finals in November.
Federer was at his usual best as he defeated the Aussie 6-2, 6-2 to register the 103rd singles titles of his career.
Roger Federer eased past Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors semifinals.
On Monday evening, Federer defeated Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-1 in only 53 minutes and went on to win his 21st consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
Who knows, probably 2020 might see the young Russian emerging as the first tennis player in the last four years to break the hegemony.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion had featured in the French Open after a gap of three years and went down to Rafael Nadal in the semis.
Federer on Monday announced that he will be participating in next year's Tokyo Olympics, thus putting an end to speculation about his retirement.
The Swiss great, a four-time Olympian, says "at the end of the day my heart decided I would love to play at the Olympic Games again."
Federer saved five match points in the second set and received a point penalty in the third in the 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3 loss to fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev.
The second-seeded Federer, who is bidding to win a third Shanghai Masters title, dominated in the first set, but was tested in the second.
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