Roger Federer is about to play his second match at the ATP Finals in London. The Swiss didn’t start his campaign in the best possible way after he was upset by a great Dominic Thiem.
However, being this a tournament that starts with a serious of round robin matches, Roger Federer has still chances to qualify for the semifinals if he wins his next 2 matches against Matteo Berrettini and Novak Djokovic.
Prediction Federer vs. Berrettini
Roger is the clear favorite to defeat Berrettini on Tuesday and our prediction is that he will do it in straight sets. However, the Swiss sensation is well aware that the Italian could be dangerous to comment:
“With his serve, with what he can do, obviously any opponent is dangerous here. I’ve got to recover. I’ve got to make sure I play better than today and hopefully I can win that match.”
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, the Swiss played his last match on the 10th of November when he had to surrender to Dominic Thiem 7-5 7-5 in the Round Robin in London.
This year Federer has a 49-9 win-loss record. The Swiss clinched 4 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami, in Halle and in Basel. Roger was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Matteo Berrettini’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.8 (career-high), Berrettini played his last match on the 10th of November when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 in the Round Robin in London.
This year Matteo has a 46-22 win-loss record. Berrettini clinched 3 titles in 2019 in the Phoenix Challenger, in Budapest and in Stuttgart. Berrettini was the finalist in Munich.
Roger Federer and Matteo Berrettini played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Federer.
The last time that they played, Roger Federer won 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the 4th round in Wimbledon on the 08th July 2019.
Here the highlights.
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