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Novak Djokovic reached the final of the Masters tournament in Paris for the fifth time in his career. The all-new world number one in the semifinal battle in a long and exciting battle with Roger Federer.
The 47th meeting between tennis celebrities Federer and Djokovic lasted no less than 3 hours and 6 minutes. The 31-year-old Serb at the tie break in the third set had the longest end: 7-6 (6), 5-7 and 7-6 (3). He has now won 25 of 47 games with Federer.
Djokovic was the best in Paris four times (2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015). Federer, hoping to celebrate his 100th win, won the prestigious indoor tournament in the French capital only in 2011.
Djokovic won his 22nd consecutive victory. His last defeat dates back to early August in Toronto. The fourteen Grand Slam winners then won the Masters Tournament in Cincinnati, the US Open and the Shanghai Masters.
Serbia will face Karen Khachanov in the final on Sunday. In his semifinal race, the unmanned Russian finishes surprisingly with Austrian Dominic Thiem (6-4, 6-1), who finished sixth and is therefore in the final of a tournament Masters for the first time.
Federer preferably works with twelve stop points away
The start of the match already announced that it would be a marathon match in the AccorHotels stadium. In the first two games, he was already two times less than two, although there was no break. The eighth game was even decided at the twentieth point.
Federer kept his reserve – he used the 12 stopping points away from Djokovic throughout the match – but in the decisive game he had to fold after 1 hour and 13 minutes. for his rival (8-6).
Federer signed in the twelfth match of the second set for the single break of the match, which brought him down to the score (7-5). In the third set, it was exciting, so again, you had to play a tie. Djokovic took a 6-1 lead and hit his third matchpoint.
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