The athletic and acrobatic Gael Monfils overcome adversity and pull out a dramatic 3 set tie break win 7-6 6-7 7-6 on Roger Federer making his 2nd consecutive appearance in the finals of the last masters tournament of the year.
Federer fresh off his truimph from his hometown in Basel got a dosed of his own medicine being beaten by a hometown opponent. After levelling the match at 1 set a piece, Roger seem in control of the match breaking Monfils early on in the last set. However, unforced errors started to pile up from the swiss champ as the Frenchmen broke back and started to put more pressure into Roger's game.
Holding on to match point at 40-30 in the 12th game of the third set, Roger netted an easy forehand winner, which could be the deciding shot of the match, and squandered 4 more match points as Monfils keep on bombarding winners after winners to force the final tie break. The tie break was a complete disaster for Roger as unforced errors continue to haunt his game losing 7-5 to the acrobatic frenchmen.
It was indeed a very disppointing finish for the swiss, but it was an improved showing as compared to last year. Next stop would be the 8 man ATP World Tour Finals in London next week.
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