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Renaissance Roger Stops Tenacious Tsonga – Wins Record Sixth Title

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Incredible! A match that would have kept everyone on the corner of their chairs. A match that had it all and the winner deserved the win. Roger Federer claimed his record sixth ATP World Tour Masters Title in packed O2 Arena as London saw History in the making, keeping aside the top notch tennis played by both the champions. For three straight Sundays Roger Federer faced the Frenchman Jo – Wilfried Tsonga and had the better of him all the time. Tsonga battled and battled hard to become the first French player in the history to win the coveted championship.

Coming into his 100th ATP final Roger Federer was on a sixteen match winning streak and had across the court an opponent who had defeated him three times earlier and can defeat the best on his day. With the first set underway and Federer was not as good as he can be, some how clinching his service games but at 4-3 few spectacular backhand winners gave Roger breakpoints and he wrapped up the set with a hold in the next game in 35 minutes. Roger won the set based on his experience as Tsonga was the better player for the set.

The second set saw Tsonga serve ahead of Federer but Tsonga could hold on to his nerves and gave a flurry of double faults and an opportunity for Federer to break the serve. Federer broke the serve and was up 3-2. Soon the scoreline read 5-4 and Roger Federer served for the set and the Championship, but he made some awful errors and gave up the lead and the set was back on serve. The set went into a tie break which was saw Federer taking lead before Tsonga started hitting hard and aced his way through to win the set 7-6(6). Federer always looked in control but few errors here and there cost him the set.

With the third and the deciding set underway the quality of tennis picked up as both players looked to break early. Tsonga committed error as the burden of serving second was too much for him and gave breakpoint to Federer, Tsonga still fought to get it back and did it too. But Federer was third time lucky and went up 5-3 and on serve. Federer finished in style with a forehand winner and was estatic. Federer won as the scoreline read, 6-3 6(6)-7 6-3. He claims it to be his greatest achivement.

Federer played great and played like a champion. Hats off to the Renaissance man, but full points to Tsonga to keep Roger on his toes and giving the audience a tremendous display of some top class tennis.


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