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Novak failed to return Roger's serve in the sixth game to find himself 4-2 down before reaching five deuces on the return at 3-4 without creating break chances.ĭjokovic saved two match points on serve in the ninth game, but that was his last push, as he allowed Federer to seal the deal with a volley winner at 5-4 and set the clash against Gilles Simon.Ivan Dodig & Marcelo Melo defeat Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic
Landing deep and aggressive strokes, the Swiss grabbed a break at the beginning of the second set with a forehand winner and held with a service winner to open a 2-0 gap.Īnother powerful serve pushed the Swiss 3-1 in front before wasting four break chances in the fifth game that could have sent him further ahead. In game eight, Federer fired four service winners and held at love at 5-4 to seal the opener after 38 minutes. Novak made a break chance with a backhand crosscourt winner a few minutes later, denied by Roger's forehand winner. Roger closed the fourth game with a volley winner to level the score at 2-2 and earned a break in the next one with a solid attack. In the first game, the Serb held with a forehand winner and produced another fine hold with a backhand down the line winner at 1-1 to remain in front. They had a similar number of winners and forced errors, and Djokovic lost the encounter in the unforced mistakes range, spraying too many and finishing his run in the semis. Nothing could separate them in the shortest and more extended rallies, and the Swiss earned the victory in the mid-range exchanges from five to eight strokes. Roger delivered more efficient numbers on both the first and second serve, fending off the only break chance and stealing Novak's serve once in each set to move closer to the title.ĭjokovic saved eight out of ten break chances, giving everything to stay in touch but suffering those two breaks that propelled Federer through. In Shanghai 2014, Roger Federer scored the 19th victory over Novak Djokovic.
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