"It sounds great," Federer told the O2 Arena crowd after being told of his record of 14 semi-final appearances. He's a wonderful guy and a great, great player." Well now... Sascha Zverev forces a deciding set after taking the second 7-5 against Roger Federer. Yet the German's own serve, hitherto a huge weapon, also began to malfunction in the final set as Federer found a new gear. Asked if he could remember his first ATP Finals, he smiled: "It's so long ago I hardly remember it!"

Source: dna November 15, 2017 03:45 UTC