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Federer wins 7th title in Cincinnati
Washington: Switzerland’s Roger Federer beat Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 in the final of the Western & Southern Open to win his seventh title in Cincinnati.
“I don’t know how many more years I can come back, but I’ll try my best,” the 34-year-old Federer said on Sunday.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion now has a 21-20 career record against Djokovic.
The Swiss great, who also won the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014, needed one hour and 30 minutes to beat Djokovic.
“I guess I have to wait for Roger to retire,” Djokovic joked during the trophy presentation ceremony, referring to his failure to win the event.
Djokovic has been in four finals but has never won a title in Cincinnati.
Federer, who will move up to world No. 2 when the new ATP rankings come out on Monday, converted just one of eight break opportunities, but it came early in the second set and he never looked back.
The Swiss star played aggressively and finished the match with 32 winners to Djokovic’s 19.
As he did throughout the week in Cincinnati, Federer attacked the net whenever he saw an opportunity for a quick point.
The Western & Southern Open is one of the biggest events on the ATP and WTA calendars and a key tune-up for the US Open, which gets underway on August 31.
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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