Djokovic vs. Federer: Score and Reaction for Western & Southern Open 2015 Final

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Published: August 23, 2015

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Roger Federer sought to notch his seventh Western & Southern Open title Sunday in Cincinnati against Novak Djokovic, the man who kept him on seven titles at Wimbledon in their finale clash at the All England Club.

This Masters 1000 event was Federer's to defend, and a revamped return game allowed him to exact vengeance on Djokovic for their prior encounter in a scintillating straight-sets win by a score of 7-6(1), 6-3.

Greg Sharko of ATPWorldTour.com highlighted the history Federer made in topping both Djokovic and Andy Murray in the semifinals:



A triumph in this match would have moved Djokovic over .500 against Federer for the first time in his career. Instead, Federer took matters into his own hands, avoiding a fourth straight loss to Djokovic in improving to 21-20 against him overall.

Even Djokovic couldn't deny how superior Federer was afterward, per Live Tennis:



ATP commentator Rob Koenig observed how Federer adopted some elements of coach Stefan Edberg's game to give Djokovic fits at Lindner Family Tennis Center:



Things weren't easy from the beginning for Djokovic, who fended off three break points on serve at 1-1 and was pushed to deuce twice in the next three games thereafter, yet still held. It was a testament to how brilliant Federer has been on return in this tournament.

The 34-year-old spoke about the genesis of his idea for increasing his return velocity prior to Sunday's final, per the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg:

I did it in practice more as a joke, and I tried it again and again and again, and it just seems like it's not that hard — for me — to do. Plus, it makes you play very committed. Up there, there is no room for not being committed; otherwise you'll lose the point every single time. It's very much all about timing and reaction.

Brain Game Tennis' Craig O'Shannessy praised Federer for play...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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