The ATP Finals Tournament is set to get underway from 10th November to 18th November in London. Already, the draw for the tournament’s group stages matches is out. The Group Andre Agassi has the likes of Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Alexander Sascha Zverev. The Group Bjorn Borg will be the center of attention as Novak Djokovic comes up against Roger Federer. The other players in the group are Italian debutant Matteo Berrettini and Dominic Thiem, the French Open Finalist.
H2H Federer vs. Djokovic
As already mentioned, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will face-off in the Bjorn Borg group. The two great tennis players set to meet for the 49th time during the Round Robin of the ATP Finals in London. Notably, the Swiss has already won the ATP Finals six times whereas Novak has won it five times. The head to head is 26-22 for Djokovic, 6-4 for the Serb on indoor hard court. (H2H details Federer vs Djokovic)
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The match will take place in the O2 Arena in London. For the Serbian, he will be hoping to win this tournament to increase his chances of ending the tennis season as number one. At the moment, Djokovic has lost the number one position in the ATP rankings to Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard had withdrawn from the Paris Masters after sustaining an abdominal injury. However, he is still hopeful of getting fit just before the ATP Finals starts in London.
“Despite having a small strain, I will travel to London, Thursday, or Friday, I will start serving. The idea is to be able to play the #atpfinals in London,” he wrote on his twitter handle.
H2H Federer vs. Thiem
The Swiss international will also play the 2019 French Open finalist in the Bjorn Borg group. Dominic Thiem defeated Karen Khachanov during the China Open’s semifinals hence earning himself a spot in the ATP Finals in London. The H2H is 4-2 for Thiem, but 1-0 for Federer on Indoor Hard Courts (H2H details Federer vs Thiem).
The Austrian comes into this competition after struggling in the second half of this season. Despite the struggles, Thiem will be making his fourth consecutive appearance at the 2019 ATP Finals set for London. Apart from Roger Federer, he will play Matteo Berrettini and Novak Djokovic in the group stage matches.
H2H Federer vs. Berrettini
Roger Federer will also play Matteo Berrettini, who will be making his first appearance at this year’s season-ending tournament in London.
“I would have never thought I could qualify a couple of months ago. I am just so happy to be among the Top 8 in London,” said the Italian upon qualifying for the 2019 ATP Finals in London. This will be Federer and Berrettini’s second meeting since 2019 Wimbledon, where the Swiss edged out the Italian in the round of 16.
The H2H is 1-0 for Federer that defeated Berrettini earlier this year in Wimbledon in straight sets (H2H details Federer vs Berrettini)
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, Roger played his last match on the 27th of October when he defeated Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-2 in the final in Basel to win his 103rd career title.
This year Federer has a 49-8 win-loss record. Roger conquered 4 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami, in Halle and in Basel. Federer was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.2, the Serbian played his last match on the 3rd of November when he defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 in the final in Paris to win his 77th career title.
This year Novak has a 53-9 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 5 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon, in Tokyo and in Paris. The Serbian was the finalist in Rome.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played each other 49 times. The head to head is 27-22 for Djokovic.
The last time that they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-65 1-6 7-64 4-6 13-123 in the final in London on the 14th July 2019.
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