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The world number two fell to the Swiss in straight sets (6-3 and 6-0) in a match where the winner of last year´s Masters gave no option to Spanish in no time.

Roger Federer won with authority today to Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number two in the Masters Cup to be played in London, 6-3, 6-0 in one hour exactly.

While Nadal did not fail to be drawn from the manga blows bright until the end of the meeting, the Spaniard, who received a resounding 6-0 in the second set, only real resistance opposed to number four in the first twenty minutes.

In the forty remaining option Federer gave Nadal, who in last Sunday´s match against Mardy Fish suffered stomach problems, and ended up insane today, chasing balls around the track that sent the Swiss.

Despite the overwhelming dominance of the winner of the Masters last year, in the crash was no shortage of endless exchanges of balls tight to the line, the duels in the network and ensuring any master strokes among those who have grabbed the top two spots in the ATP rankings for almost a decade.

The statistics are met tonight, and Nadal again fell to Federer in indoor track, a scenario in which the Spaniard has never been able to surpass his rival.

Federer was tuned from the first minute, although it opened the game with a double fault, the only one to commit tonight, and used his service to force Nadal to run side to side of the track.

The Swiss suffered to rest, but when he did shoot back the Majorcan forcing long rallies in which poisoned the ball and waited patiently Nadal error.

Everything to presage a duel which is defined in little details, like which led to the first imbalance: Federer broke the Spaniard after the service of an endless exchange of blows to the network set that ended when one of the balls down a few millimeters Nadal beyond the line.

The script for the night, however, took a turn with the advantage of Federer, who came up and was just one step to be done with a breaking ball and set with the score 5-2.

The number two, which fell last year in the final of this tournament against the Swiss momentarily resisted the onslaught, but only during a game might contain more than five times winner of the Masters Cup, which is partially scored by 6 -3.

Nadal downed defending forces to serve in the first game of the second set but Federer showed intractable from the bottom of the track and from the network, and took an advantage that was beginning to seem unreasonable that Nadal could compose himself.

Far from being reunited with their usual game, Spanish disappeared from the track in the final moments of the match, in which the Swiss seemed to come easily to all the balls while Nadal had to spend their shots over the net.

Despite the defeat, the London tournament format allows the Mallorcan stay alive in the competition, and number two will play Thursday against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to try to get into the semifinals of the Masters Cup, before travel to Seville in early December to play the Davis Cup final against Argentina.

Swiss claims `The Master 'for the fifth time, something available only to Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl • The pupil of Paul Annacone adds his 66 th title in his career • Follow maintaining an unfavorable H2H Nadal (14-8) · Rafa sum 1,000 points

Roger Federer won his fifth Masters Cup after downing Rafael Nadal in an intense final that was decided in three sets. A game in which the powerful Swiss service, full-ball effectiveness and freshness break leg were crucial to the Basel title number 66 will point to his credit.

The `Nadal-Federer was' lived the twenty-second meeting between these two artists of the racket on a movie set as the O2 in London, packed with 17,000 spectators for the occasion. Rafa or Roger or exhibited the best of its versions, but still did not disappoint the audience. The victory, this time was for the Swiss, who won by an aggregate score of 6-3, 3-6 and 6-1 after one hour and thirty-seven minutes. This is the fifth for Federer Masters Cup (he won previously in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007), who leads the ranking of triumphs in Masters Cup equaling the mark of Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl.

Although face to face only twice in the last two years (both duels in the final of the Madrid Masters 1000), Federer and Nadal have extensively studied. So it is logical that both jump to the mat with the cards raised, no tricks up its sleeve to guard and trying to make your move the better. Federer was the one who won the toss and decided to start serving, seeing right choice was the Swiss during the game in this statistic. Throughout the first set, only yielded three points for Nadal who had a chance while he was successful with his serve, but that he saw Roger endorsed the manga based on good reversals and uploaded to the network. It was always key in the eighth game, after a Rafa untimely double fault, when the Basel won the long-awaited break in the first opportunity. Then, he had trouble closing the first set in his favor.

Nadal endured until his legs did

If a player you would expect any kind of comeback that is Nadal, always ready to flip a result however had been back since. The Spaniard reacted after the brief recreation and added a more aggressive about putting on the table a string of heights, speed effects and missing so far. To this was added a game `dark 'by Federer, the fourth of its second act, where the Swiss sent two doubles right into the hallway giving Rafa the break. He suffered the world's No. 1 to keep the rent, but knew how to take advantage of the positive dynamic that had sunk to force the third and final set. The story was waiting and now again dressed gala.

Tennis is a sport where you can go from euphoria to tears in just four strokes. Everything seemed to have become favorable to Nadal's epic, which at times recalled the combative player who solved the difficult compromise semi-final against Murray. But I was tired. He had said in the preview and now reflected that he would not bluff. Gotta have options as he accompanied the service, but Federer took advantage of a loophole in the minimum game lose respect. It was in the fourth game when the Swiss translated this domain and that was breaking the game. Nadal which deflated balloon reaches a certain height and must exploit. The cluster of matches of the season seemed to crush the coup, upload your legs and move cost him a win. On the other side of the track, flying Federer wisely. The Express 'Swiss' had enough fuel to reach the goal with his arms in the wind. A victory Nadal deserved to a certain will have more opportunities.

The Swiss player was pleased today by the level achieved in the finals of the ATP 2010 and a high confidence to be a good candidate to win big tournaments like this one.

The Swiss tennis player Roger Federer was pleased today by the level achieved in the finals of the ATP 2010, which has brought him three wins in two sets-all-and high confidence to be a good candidate, along with Spanish Rafael Nadal, win big tournaments like this one.

"I think, win or not here, I'm one of the major candidates with Rafa and other kids to try to win big tournaments, "said Federer, world number two after beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 7-6 (5), 6-3 and qualify for semifinals.

The winner of the "Masters Tournament" on four occasions (2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007) said he was "happy" to have played today, "a good game, hard and solid" against an opponent who came to the event considered "in good shape. "

Federer confessed that he preferred "not to know the calculations before the meeting," according to which not even the party needed to win to qualify, but noted that only one set could access the next round, which fell a year ago against the reigning champion, Russia's Nikolay Davydenko. "I just wanted to go out there and try to win the game best. Losing is never a solution to try to win a tournament," the Swiss said in a press conference after his third victory in the finals of the ATP, which take place until next Sunday, November 28 at the O2 in London.

Before the "tough weekend awaits, Federer expressed his joy at being able to qualify quickly and without wear on the track:" That's why I'm so happy, because in all three games, won two sets and not waste energy. "

On the other hand, the second best player in the world at the moment, the Swiss Roger Federer, said today that he was "very pleased" to know, finally, in person, former Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona, who admired since childhood. "It's one of the best players of all time and I also grew up admiring, even South America. Obviously, I always preferred to European players," recalled the Swiss, 29 years after winning his third game this year of the ATP finals in London.

Federer said of Maradona had been "friendly" in their meeting and "very supportive" in the stands of the O2, where the former Argentina coach has sat since the first day, last Sunday, to follow closely the course of the initial group stage .

The player admitted he was aware of the "great admirer" that is Maradona, who attended the games with his partner, Veronica Ojeda, but until now had not had a chance to greet him in person.

"In and once he signed a shirt. Finally we have known. I had heard many things about him by Del Potro, Nalbandian and Gaudio, so it was a great pleasure for me, "said the first qualified for the semifinals of the Tournament of Maetros" and winner of Group B.

Federer also referred to former athlete to talk about "the incredible life he has had" long and "future" which she hoped would still be ahead.

Soderling hopes to maintain its high level of next season

The Swede Robin Soderling, today removed the ATP Finals in London, recalled the good level shown in the last two years and said he expects next season to keep it, for trying to improve their percentage in the first service and gain confidence in the network. "I see nothing to not be able to play just as well" next season, said the Swedish tennis player, ranked fourth in the world, in a press conference following their defeat to Roger Federer in the Masters Tournament in straight sets and confirmed their elimination.

Soderling, who reached the third round of the playoffs in Group B with a victory over Spanish David Ferrer and Andy Murray with a bump, let out your options for overcoming today for the second time in his career the world number two, who managed to return the "break."

"I was a bit unfortunate, but it is my fault," said the Swede, who played the year past the semifinals of the "Masters Tournament" with a defeat against Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro but only managed to win two sets in his career to rival this afternoon.

With his latest setback, 7-6 (5), 6-3, Soderling took leave any options for progress in this competition, so this year will not contest the next round. With two Tour titles for 2010, Soderling is already thinking about their holidays, which assure you that you need both "physically and mentally."

Spanish tennis players Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco were framed in heavy groups of the World Tour Final, the traditional Masters Cup of the season finale, and will be played at the O2 in London from Sunday

Spanish tennis players Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco were framed in heavy groups of the World Tour Final, the traditional Masters Cup of the season finale, and will be played at the O2 in London since Sunday.

Thus, the Spaniard will have to earn one of two Group B tickets to the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Swede Robin Soderling reached the last minute injury Andy Roddick.

For its part, neither will the Madrid easy to be paired in Group A, with the Swiss world number one, Roger Federer, the Scot, and host, Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro.

Thus, Nadal, who has not achieved its best line of tennis, will, in theory and ranking as the largest player in the way today as the circuit is Nole, who comes to win in Beijing, Basel and Paris, this one Category Masters 1000, three indoor tournaments, surface appointment of teachers, provided that the Balkan well defended by its success in 2008 in Shanghai.

Moreover, the world number two, who never went to the semifinals in this tournament and that main objective is the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in early December, will have a certain morbid fascination with crossing Soderling, also in good shape and executioner at Roland Garros, with which it seems that it has a good relationship was tracks.

Finally, the last obstacle to the four-time champion at Roland Garros, also chooses to end up as world number one, for what they need above all to reach the final, will be the Russian Davydenko, a player as uncomfortable as irregular and already defeated him in the final match at the Shanghai Masters 1000.

Verdasco, another of the rookies with Soderling, will have nothing simpler your ticket for the semifinals. The Madrid, in Group A and also beset by physical problems, not just shine on the indoor track and will play against more experienced rivals in this area as Federer or Murray, not to mention the Open champion States U.S., Del Potro.

The semifinalist in Australia has, however, thrilled at this appointment and will not be intimidated either by the Swiss, who wants to ensure the global throne, 2009, and by the Scot, who won in the semifinals of the Valencia Open 500, or by the Argentine, having shown a combative player in indoor where has this year's final in Kuala Lumpur (loss to Davydenko) and the aforementioned semis in the capital del Turia, although it was not right or in Shanghai or Paris.

LONDON MASTERS CUP GROUP A Roger Federer (Swi) Andy Murray (GBR) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) GROUP B Rafael Nadal (ESP) Novak Djokovic (SER) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Robin Soderling (SWE) * The first two semifinals access