Variation Powers Federer To Nitto ATP Finals SFs
Roger Federer has strategically gone back to the slice. Federer defeated Alexander Zverev 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-1 to be the first player to advance to the semi-final stage of the Nitto ATP Finals after a masterful performance at The O2 on Tuesday night. If you caught just one sentence of his post-match press conference, all you needed to hear was this: “I think I was able to stay the course and use my slice quite effectively, then try with variation and go into his forehand,” Federer said. Federer is back to hitting a lot more slice returns and slice backhands in London because the court conditions and the opponent simply dictate it. Federer Returns The Federer renaissance in 2017 has been...