Federer Prepares For A Rematch With Rival Djokovic

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 4th November 2013

BNP Paribas 2013 Masters Tennis Tournament

Federer Prepares For A Rematch With Rival Djokovic

epa03932668 Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts durnig his quarter final match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the BNP Paribas 2013 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 01 November 2013. EPA/YOAN VALAT |

Roger Federer was preparing for a re-match with rival Novak Djokovic within hours of losing a Paris Masters semi-final to the Serb. The two are now in London for this week’s season-ending World Tour Finals. And the luck of the draw has put the multiple grand slam champions into the same round-robin group at the O2 arena.

Federer went down in three sets to Djokovic at the weekend at the Bercy arena after the world No. 2 mounted a fight back from a set and a break down. But Federer, still determined to end 2013 on a high in anticipation of heading into 2014 on a confident, winning start, is preparing to take his immediate revenge if possible.

“It’s unusual, no doubt about it, to go back to back matches against Novak. I’m always excited about those challenges. I have had a good couple of weeks now (with a final at Basel and the Paris semis). The most important thing is to recover as much as I can,” he said prior to the group match set for Tuesday.

“Maybe the extra rest day I will get over Novak now could be an advantage. But I doubt it: he didn’t play Basel. For me, it’s really important to rest right now and make sure I sleep enough and do all those things before our match on Tuesday.”

GROUPS

Singles – Group A
[1] R Nadal (ESP)
[3] D Ferrer (ESP)
[6] T Berdych (CZE)
[7] S Wawrinka (SUI)

Singles – Group B
[2] N Djokovic (SRB)
[4] J del Potro (ARG)
[5] R Federer (SUI)
[8] R Gasquet (FRA)

Doubles – Group A
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA)
[4] I Dodig (CRO) / M Melo (BRA)
[5] A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED)
[8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

Doubles – Group B
[2] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA)
[3] M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP)
[6] D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP)
[7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE)