Federer Records 40th Career Barclays ATP World Tour Win
Roger Federer opened his quest for a seventh Barclays ATP World Tour championship, defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in his opening Group B match. Federer lost only eight points on his serve under the roof of the O2 Arena, while converting four of his nine break points.
“I’m happy with my level of play today against Janko, who is obviously a good player," said Federer. "I think it’s nice conditions here. I’ve had a good year. It’s true, I feel like I’m striking the ball well after today. I hope it’s a sign for more to come hopefully.”
Federer held at love to open the match, and immediately broke Tipsarevic for a 2-0 lead that held the rest of the way. In the second set, Tipsarevic held serve to start, but couldn’t win another game as Federer dazzled the fans with a couple of behind-the-back shots off Tipsarevic serves that had nipped the net.
“I think Roger was just too good,” said Tipsarevic. “I have not been feeling great for the last couple of days, but even in the previous matches that I played Roger, I wasn’t having that much success, as you can see."
The win moves Federer out of tie with Ivan Lendl for the most wins at the tournament, as Federer now has 40 victories at the event.
