It was a repeat of the Wimbledon final, two months ago, Novak Djokovic kisses the US Open trophy after defeating Roger Federer in their men's singles final match in New York. “I think it’s definitely more difficult to repeat something like that than actually do it for the first time,” he said. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. He has won 93% of his service games in 2015 - that’s a career best for him. ESPN are showing the rain radar for the area, and it looks like the rain should clear soon – and once it has then it should be a dry night. The 34-year-old Swiss converted only four of his 23 break points as Djokovic underlined his status as both the most complete player in world tennis and its greatest defender. Only six men have won more Grand Slam singles titles than Djokovic: Federer (17), Nadal and Pete Sampras (14 each), Roy Emerson (12) and Bjorn Borg and Laver (11 each). Good news for tonight at least. He would then defeat Andy Murray in the final, earning him a fifth Australian Open title, an Open Era record. “But I can’t sit here and criticise the crowd. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Another error by Federer gives him a second break point, but he saves it with a terrific forehand winner down the line for deuce. The process has come to fruition here – based on a serve as reliable as a Swiss clock – with such strength that his 42nd encounter with Djokovic is surely an even-money proposition. Djokovic nets a forehand on the opening point, then falls behind when Federer attempts a volley winner but Djokovic falls down in a heap while scurry to retrieve it. The record belongs to Djokovic and Nadal, who have met on 44 previous occasions (Nadal leads that series 23-21). First set: Djokovic 1-1 Federer* (*denotes next server). “It’s nothing new for us,” says Federer of the delay in his pre-match interview. Djokovic overcooks a forehand, but follows it with a backhand winner for 30-all. Applause as he make it to his feet. The Swiss is a revolutionary, more William Tell than Jeremy Corbyn perhaps, but certainly the most adventurous practitioner in his sport, a 34-year-old champion playing again with the zest of a teenager, and nowhere is this rebirth more evident than in the demilitarised zone near the net, a space Federer has recently turned into his own personal stage. The skies are a little clearer and lighter over Flushing Meadows. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Not much longer now. It’s most likely ESPN’s call. Novak Djokovic kisses the US Open trophy after defeating Roger Federer in their men's singles final match in New York (Reuters) It was Wimbledon revisited. It’s the 42nd meeting between these longtime rivals, currently the top two players in the world rankings, and they’re both entering the final on a head of steam after dominant performances in their semi-final matches. Federer, who won the toss and elected to serve, with a 124mph ace down the middle on the opening point. In the meantime here’s Kevin Mitchell’s preview of today’s final. On the contrary, I think it’s logical to expect that a great player and a champion like Roger has the majority of the support anywhere. Federer wolfs down an energy bar during the changeover. He shocked his adversary so deeply that the Serb struggled to disguise his contempt for what he clearly regards as disrespectful trickery. Then Djokovic nets another backhand and all of a sudden it’s Federer with three break-point opportunities.

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