Novak Djokovic falls to Dominic Thiem before Roger Federer showdown

• Austrian prevails against ‘a legend in a match I’ll never forget’
• Federer defeats Berrettini 7-6 (2), 6-3 at the 02 Arena

When the leading eight players in tennis hauled themselves to London this week in varying states of expectation after a draining 2019 campaign, two of them knew they had to ignore the creaking of tired bones to settle a private score.

On Thursday, in the final round-robin match of the 2019 Nitto ATP Tour Finals, Roger Federer gets his shot at redemption against Novak Djokovic, whom he could not beat in the Wimbledon final four months ago, the longest in the tournament’s history, despite holding two match points and the loud love of Centre Court.

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