Roger Federer Knocked Out by Novak Djokovic in Australian Open
Posted by: David on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 05:54 PM
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 R-Fed blew his lead in the first set, failing in his attempt to serve for a 1-0 lead. That really gave Djokovic some extra confidence. He was clutch whenever there were break points against him.
One thing I noticed with Djokovic's strategy in the match was that he kept attacking Federer's backhand, and then all of a sudden a solid shot to Roger's forehand would often times result in an error. That was a similar pattern that Tipsarevic employed in that 5 set epic.
I actually found myself rooting for Federer- it was tough seeing a great champion being humbled like that. Roger played really well in the 3rd set, but a pair of untimely forehand errors, including one at match point, proved to be his demise.
It's going to be interesting to see how Djokovic will do against the equally red-hot Tsonga.
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