Federer to Face Djokovic in Sunday’s Men’s Final

Written by: on 18th August 2012
Roger Federer
Federer to Face Djokovic in Sunday's Men's Final

epa03283545 Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Fabio Fognini of Italy during their second round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 27 June 2012. EPA/JONATHAN BRADY  |

RESULTS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012

Men’s Singles – Semifinals

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) d Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 76(4) 63

[2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) d [6] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 63 62

 

NOTES

– World No. 1 and top seed Roger Federer will play second seed and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final.

– Sunday’s final will be the first time since the ATP World Tour Rankings began in 1973 that the top two ranked players in the world will meet at the Western & Southern Open.

– It will be the 78th time in ATP history the top two players in the World have played each other. Federer and Djokovic have played just once as the top two players, when Djokovic was No. 1 earlier this year in Rome when he defeated Federer in the semifinals.

– It will be the eighth final featuring the top two seeds in the Open Era at the tournament. The first such meeting since 1999 ([1] Pete Sampras defeat [2] Pat Rafter) and the 26th time since 1927 at the tournament.

– Federer owns a 15-12 edge in the all-time head-to-head against Djokovic, and won their last meeting which came in the Wimbledon semifinals. Federer also won their only previous meeting in Cincinnati, which came in the 2009 final.

– Federer is looking to win a record fifth Cincinnati title. His four titles is tied with George Lott, Bobby Riggs and Mats Wilander for the all-time record. His fifth final is tied for third all-time (William Talbert owns the record with seven).

– Djokovic is through to his fourth Cincinnati final, but is seeking his first title here.

– This marks the 16th consecutive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournament that has been won by one of four players: Federer, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray.

– By winning his semifinal, Federer will maintain his No. 1 ranking going into the US Open. Monday will begin his record 292nd week in the top spot.

– The 31-year-old Federer is bidding to be the fourth oldest Cincinnati champion in the Open Era and the first over-30 winning since Andre Agassi won the 2004 title at the age of 34.

– Djokovic, who won the title last week in Toronto, carries a nine-match winning streak into Sunday’s final.

– All-time at the Western & Southern Open, No. 1 seeds are 36-10 in finals, while No. 2 seeds are 10-20.

– Sunday’s men’s final will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will air on CBS.

– Saturday’s night session will begin at 7 p.m. and feature the women’s semifinals:

[5] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs [4] Petra Kvitova (CZE)

[WC] Venus Williams (USA) vs [9] Na Li (CHN)

 

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