Federer rues bad start as ATP Finals hopes are dashed

Roger Federer has one of the world's best overheads so when he botched two ...

LONDON - Roger Federer has one of the world’s best overheads so when he botched two smashes on his way to dropping serve in the second game of his ATP Finals semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday he knew it might be a rough day.

While Tsitsipas, in Federer’s words, was “as hard as nails”, the Swiss great converted only one of the 12 break points as his hopes of a seventh title at the season-ender fell flat. Although failing to scale the heights he achieved on Thursday when beating Novak Djokovic, Federer did not play badly. With the other semi-final between defending champion Alexander Zverev, 22, and 26-year-old Dominic Thiem, it is perhaps another signal that the old guard are under attack like never before. Or perhaps not.

“But we are not getting any younger. So chances increase not because we are getting worse but because they are getting better, I believe.”

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