In a field limited to only the best of the best at season’s end, the Nitto ATP Finals generates a unique buzz on tour. Roger Federer remembers the exhilaration in qualifying in his early 20s, while his semi-final opponent on Saturday, David Goffin, had his first taste of it as an alternate player at last year’s season finale before qualifying outright this year. In the 15 years since his first season-ending championships, Federer’s outlook has understandably changed. As the 36-year-old said, following his third straight group-stage victory over Marin Cilic, he has come to appreciate it even more at his age. “Look, in the beginning it was like being a kid in a candy store, sharing the locker-room with legends...
It's no secret that the resurgence of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer has stolen the headlines on the ATP World Tour this year. Big title after big title was theirs to seize and the duo would be rewarded with the top two spots in the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings. While Nadal will finish the season ahead of Federer at No. 1, the battle for the top position is far from finished. Should the Swiss lift the trophy at this week's Nitto ATP Finals, the gap between the two legends would be a mere 140 points in the Emirates ATP Rankings, as the calendar flips to 2018. That is, just 140 points that separate Federer from adding to his record 302...
Roger Federer won't finish 2017 as the year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. But the second seed has put himself in great position to still finish his fairytale comeback season with a perfect ending. The 36-year-old Swiss won his third consecutive match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Thursday, dismissing fifth seed Marin Cilic 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1 to finish Group Boris Becker play 3-0. It's the 10th time Federer has ended group play unbeaten, and he'll head to Saturday's semi-final full of belief, not that he has been lacking. The six-time Nitto ATP Finals champion has reeled off 13 consecutive wins, including eight indoors, dating back to his Swiss Indoors Basel title run. This weekend, he'll be the...
Watch highlights as Roger Federer comes back to beat Marin Cilic in his final round-robin match of the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals, and Henri Kontinen/John Peers defeat alternates Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Watch live tennis at Tennis TV.com.
