Roger Federer started his bid for a record sixth title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday.
Roger Federer started his bid for a record sixth title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday.
Roger Federer plays a backhand against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Pic/AFP
Federer's triumph here at London's 02 Arena 12 months ago moved him level with Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl on five titles in the end of season finale.
The 30-year-old, down to fourth in the world rankings, will finish the year without a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2002, but he arrived for 2011's concluding tournament in good form after back to back titles in Basel and Paris.
Federer said: "Jo-Wilfried served well in the second set and it was hard to control the rallies at the baseline.
But, I think this is the best I've played all year. It helped that I had some good time off before playing great at Basel and Paris."
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