Back to deuce. Nish not able to get the first serve in. The big three's utter dominance continues and as Paul Hayward argued in today's paper, men's tennis could do with a shake. And he wraps it up with some strong work down the lines. Maybe not.” That much should again be evident when Federer and his most enduring foe renew a rivalry for their ages. Federer makes his tenth unforced error. been carrying all before them this year. Rafael Nadal is 2-0 up and Federer, albeit after losing the opening set, has done the business here with ease. Not that he is serving badly by any means. A superb game from him, coming to the net, hitting his lengths and angles perfectly and giving the great man something to think about on every point. Having identified a weakness in the Nishikori second serve, Federer is over attacking it, according to Becker. Kei again wiling to attack the Fed second serve, and gets some opportunities here becuase Federer is not finding the mark too often. He has lost eight of the 11 he has reached, earning him a reputation as the equivalent of Everton in the Premier League; the best of the rest, but unlikely to trouble the elite. Este vídeo é um resumo de uma partida de tênis entre Federer vs Nishikori , se inscreva no canal e deixe o gostei para outros vídeos. Federer with a sensational return to set up an easy overhead kill, makes it 15-30. Watch highlights as Kei Nishikori upsets Roger Federer in straight sets on Day One of the Nitto ATP Finals. "Crunch time for Nishikori," says Boris Becker as Federer turns up the head. Somewhere behind that immaculately-groomed façade, Federer treasures the significance of a reunion with Nadal on his beloved grass. Third deuce. Second deuce. I watched him dish out a complete pasting to poor old Matteo Berrettini in the last round. he sinks to his haunches. Federer not quite at it yet. Federer holds, Nishikori will serve to stay in the third set. But I hope it goes my way.”. I'm a big fan of his game. These players have not met at Wimbledon before. By that age, Federer had already amassed 15 slam titles. Jubilant fans claim resale tickets after three days queuing . 30-40, a break point, Nishikori goes big at the serve and it's just a few inches out. "I think it's going to be tough," Federer said. But Nishikori drills into the net now and gives Federer a third BP. Back to deuce. Djokovic is 2-0 up against Goffin and looks a racing certainty to wrap that up. A month shy of his 38th birthday, Federer could have packed himself off to the invitational doubles by now. A typically, endearingly awful challenge from Federer. Two break points. Federer holds his serve. Nishikori hands tough and saves the point from the back of the court. Roger holds the serve. Nishikori’s experience at reaching quarter-finals may also count against him, since his experience has invariably been to lose them. point of the match so far at 40-30, both players with some great shotmkaing and determination. Gets it to 30-30 but a tired looking groundstroke into the net gives Fed a first bp. An early upset! We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Cheers for following. Nishikori breaks the Federer serve to 15. Better second serve this time and Fed cannot get it back. More from Charlie Eccleshare on that here. JJ Bull is on the ones and twos for that. Roger Federer believes Kei Nishikori is ready to challenge for grand slam titles as he takes on the man he has played only once before at a major, beating him in five sets at the Australian Open two years ago. Wintour in the Federer box. Federer wraps that up with total control and Kei Nishikori trudges off the court for a comfort break or whatever. Some big serving gets Federer out of jail here.