Sixth-ranked Roger Federer just lost his semifinal match at the Paris Masters on Saturday to world number two Novak Djokovic but the Swiss star is now looking forward to avenge that defeat once both players meet four days from now at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
It was a closely contested semifinal in Bercy with Federer taking the early lead by taking the first set but Djokovic regroup to take the next two sets for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.
“It’s unusual, no doubt about it to [play] back-to-back matches against Novak… I’m always excited about those challenges,” Federer said about the upcoming match against Djokovic at The O2.
“I have had a good couple of weeks now. Most important [thing] is to recover as much as I can, so maybe the extra day I will get over Novak now, could be an advantage. But I doubt it. He didn’t play Basel. So for me, it’s really important to rest right now and make sure I sleep enough and do all those things before our match on Tuesday,” he added.
Djokovic and Federer are both drawn in Group B together with Juan Martin Del Potro and Richard Gasquet.
“With Del Potro, sometimes he wins; sometimes I win. Djokovic beat me, and maybe in three days I will have another opportunity playing him,” said Federer. “But [it’s] different circumstances and a different stadium in a different place. Now the turnaround is so quick. I like that challenge, but it’s not easy.”
Federer is a six-time ATP World Tour Finals titlist. He’s a defending runner-up at this event following his loss to Djokovic in last year’s final.
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