ATP World Tour Finals
2 Roger Federer d 1 Rafael Nadal - 63 36 61
Roger joins Ivan Lendl & Pete Sampras as the only 5-time WTF champions.
Federer today served Rafa out wide quite well & had his backhand primed.
It looked as tho we were set for a doozy of a final set - Fed wasn't having it!
During this tourney Roger beat #'s 1 Rafa, 3 Novak, 4 Robin & 5 Andy M.
He made a very clear statement with his racket: I'm ain't finished bitches.
Roger finishes the year with 5 titles - 2nd only to Rafa's 7.
And once again Rafa & Roger gobbled up all the big titles this year.
Roger will finish the year at #2 - a good distance behind #1 Rafa.
The great Rafa/Roger rivalry now stands at 14/8 in Rafa's favor.
Roger has now won 5 or more titles at 4 tourneys: USO, W, WTF & Halle.
The season is officially over for them but they will play 2 exo's in December.
For each other's charities - one match in Basel and other in Madrid.
Unlike their rabid fans - it's nice to see that they like & respect each other.
Well, done boys. Thanks for a fun year.
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