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Federer defeats del Potro at Swiss Indoors final, earns 95th career title
Basel (Switzerland), Oct 30 (IANS) Swiss tennis great Roger Federer rallied from one set down to defeat Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3 to win the Swiss Indoors Basel tournament for 8th time.
The 19-time Grand Slam champion took revenge for narrow three-set losses to the Argentine in the finals of the 2012 and 2013 editions of his hometown event, Efe news reported on Sunday.
With the title, Federer became the second most decorated tennis player in the Open era, one crown ahead of Czech icon Ivan Lendl but 14 titles behind United States’ Jimmy Connors.
Thanks to his powerful serve, the 1.98-meter Del Potro had the upper hand in the first set tiebreak.
A break in the ninth game was all Federer needed to draw level in his 13th Basel final.
It seemed like Del Potro would prevail again in the final, when he broke Federer’s serve early in the third set.
The Swiss star, however, broke Del Potro’s serve twice for his seventh season title so far, with the Australian Open, Wimbledon, Indian Wells, Miami, Halle and Shanghai already in the bag.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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