Einfobook: Federer

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LONDON (AFP) - Novak Djokovic will face Roger Federer in Sunday s World Tour Final when he attempts to lift the trophy for a fifth time and become the first player to win the season-ending showpiece four years in a row.</div>
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Djokovic said clashes between the pair were always nervy affairs as he prepared to face his rival for a second time at London s O2 Arena this week -- Federer having got the better of the Serb in the group stage.</div>
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But Djokovic pulled out a near-perfect performance as he downed the resurgent Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3 in their <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(27, 142, 222) !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(27, 142, 222) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 16px !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; vertical-align: baseline;">semi-final</span> clash on Saturday.</div>
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Federer then defeated Swiss compatriot Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3 to book his place in the final.</div>
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Sunday is a repeat of last year s final, which Djokovic won by a walkover after Federer withdrew with an injury, something he has rarely done in his career.</div>
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"I don t feel unbeatable, but it does definitely feel great when I m playing the way I played," Djokovic said after his dazzling display against Nadal.</div>
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"I ve lost against Roger three times this year. When he s on, it s hard to play him," said the Serb, who has also beaten Federer four times in 2015, all in finals.</div>
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"We always play matches with a lot of tension. There is a lot at stake. I know I have to be on top in order to win against him. Hopefully I ll be able to play better than I ve done a few days ago.</div>
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"But the performance (against Nadal) definitely gives me reason to believe that I ll do that."</div>
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Djokovic could <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(27, 142, 222) !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(27, 142, 222) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 16px !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; vertical-align: baseline;">claim</span> $1,050,000 in prize money if he wins, while Federer would receive $2,228,000 for winning the title undefeated.</div>
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After a miserable 2015 campaign, Nadal had looked somewhere close to his best over the last week.</div>
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The Spaniard won all three of his group matches to reach the semi-finals but there was little he could do to stop Djokovic in this sort of form.</div>
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The Australian, Wimbledon and US Open champion hit 24 winners to nine from Nadal.</div>
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In front of 17,800-strong capacity crowd, including football icon David Beckham, Djokovic quickly took control as he unloaded a string of searing shots.</div>
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Third seed Federer also put in an impressive performance against French Open champion Wawrinka, in a repeat of last year ssemi-final, which ended in bad blood between the two Switzerland team-mates.</div>
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"A great match, I really enjoyed it," Federer said afterwards.</div>
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"It will be a perfect ending only if I win. Novak should be knocked out by now! No, I am joking. He played a great match against Rafa... and I m sure it will be a fantastic meeting."</div>
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In the 2014 semis, Federer and Wawrinka had a bust-up.</div>
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Wawrinka took umbrage at what he saw as inappropriate words from Federer s wife Mirka from the players  box at a key point in the third set.</div>
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But the pair appeared to patch up their differences, teaming up to win a first Davis Cup for Switzerland.</div>
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At the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(27, 142, 222) !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(27, 142, 222) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 16px !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static; vertical-align: baseline;">coin</span> toss on Saturday, the umpire, like a boxing referee, asked both players for "a clean fight" and "no blows below the belt". Federer just about managed to raise a smile.</div>
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Federer was cruising by the end, but Djokovic showed he was back on top form and in no mood to lose to Federer again.</div>
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Djokovic said he had played some "really flawless, incredible tennis" this year.</div>
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"It s the best season of my life. Regardless of the outcome of Sunday s match, the season will still be the best that I had.</div>
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"But in terms of the highlights of the year, I would say those were the Wimbledon and US Open finals that I played against Roger.</div>
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"Winning those two Grand Slams obviously against the best player in history was something that stands out as the achievement of the year." </div>

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