Novak Djokovic’s 28 match winning streak in China came to an end, after Roger Federer broke him twice, 6-4, 6-4.
The game, which has been dubbed as the “perfect match”, marked their first since Djokovic edged Federer to claim his seventh Grand Slam title at Wimbledon earlier this year. The iconic match saw them battling for five exhausting sets before the Serb finally finished it off in four hours.
Federer almost didn’t make it past his opening match this week, as the 17 time major winner was almost out of the tournament after being forced to save five match points before beating Leonardo Mayer in a three-setter that ended well after midnight.
He goes up against Frenchman, Gilles Simon today (October 12th) in the finals, in a bid to win his first title in Shanghai- and fourth of the year.
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