Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title, The First Man Ever To Do So

The last time you're here, it must be because you read our previous post, which is Roger Federer Looks To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title, and that is what truly happens, Roger Federer won his fifth Cincinnati Title, the first man ever to do so by beating the 2nd seed of the tournament, also one of the big three, Novak Djokovic. Which even surpasses his wildest childhood dreams.

“When I was a kid, I wasn’t thinking of winning five Cincinnatis,” Federer said after his semifinal win Saturday over his Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka. “But then again, here I am in this great situation being able to do it — the first man ever.”

Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Federer followed through Sunday, winning the Western & Southern Open for the fifth time with a breezy, then bruising 6-0, 7-6 (7) victory over Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
Federer, 31, bullied his way to his third Masters 1000 title of the year with a nearly untouchable serve, which rarely surpassed 130 miles per hour but hit corners and lines consistently. 

Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title

He became the first player to win a tournament of this level without ever having his serve broken. He did not face a single break point in the final, and faced only three in the tournament.

Djokovic had not been broken, either, in his four matches in the tournament going into the final. But he was broken by Federer in the opening game of the match, and then twice more en route to losing the set, 6-0, in just 20 minutes.

Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title

“I was hoping for a good start — but not like that,” Federer said. “I’ll take it.”

The crowd, which was in Federer’s favor at the outset, turned its attention to Djokovic, hoping to propel him into competitive form. And when Djokovic held serve to open the second set, the crowd roared in relief, causing Djokovic to break into a toothy grin as he walked to his chair for the changeover.

Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title

The players traded holds throughout the second set, often with ease, as they sprinted toward a second-set tiebreaker. In what looked to be a tight final between the ATP No. 1 and No. 2, only one of the 18 games in the match even reached deuce.

But the tiebreaker made up for the lack of drama in the preceding stages of the match, as Federer raced out to a 3-0 lead before Djokovic reeled off four straight points to take the lead.

Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title

After saving a set point for Djokovic at 6-7 in the tiebreaker with an overhead smash, Federer sealed the title on his second match point with a crosscourt shot from the front of the court, knocking it away for a clean winner and raising his arms above his head in triumph.

So Roger Federer won his fifth Cincinnati Title, which also means Federer’s fifth title at the tournament was his 21st over all at Masters 1000 tournaments, tying the absent Rafael Nadal for the most in a career.

Djokovic played down the significance of the result as it pertained to the United States Open, the final Grand Slam event of the year.

Roger Federer Won His Fifth Cincinnati Title

“The conditions here are quite different from U.S. Open,” he said of the courts. “It’s a bit slower there, which I think goes in my favor a little bit more, more suitable to my style of the game. I’m going to have a week that I think is very necessary for me right now mentally and physically.”

Djokovic, the reigning Open champion, added buoyantly: “I have made more than I expected after Olympic Games. I lost only one match in two weeks on two 1000 events, which is great success. So I’m actually feeling good about myself at this moment. I really look forward to New York.”

Though he may feel good about himself, Djokovic has lost his last four matches against fellow members of the ATP’s Big Four, a far cry from his dominance in 2011. He lost in the French Open final to Nadal, in the Olympic semifinal to Andy Murray, and in the Wimbledon semifinal and the final here to Federer.

“It’s been another amazing week for me, and I’m having a magical summer,” Federer said during the trophy ceremony. “So it’s obviously very nice. And I’m excited about New York now. But I’ll first savor this one for a bit.”

So that's it for the tennis news today, Roger Federer won his fifth Cincinnati Title, and he is the first man ever to do so. If his 2 other biggest rivals are aiming to break those records, then they will need at least 6 years to do so, because both Rafa and Novak has never been the champion in this event, not even once, that's why they also called this Cincinnati Tournament, one of Roger's Town, so true, right? It sure did, because Roger proves they are right, Roger Federer won his fifth Cincinnati Title. Nothing more to say.

Roger Federer Looks To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Four-time champion and top seed Roger Federer surely looks sharp to win his fifth Cincinnati Title as he turned in another flawless performance, schooling Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-2, 6-4 with 27 winners.

“Overall I'm happy. But it's hard to judge my game in these quick conditions,” said Federer, the Olympic silver medallist, who however admitted that his serve was “a bit off”.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

“It was a good performance, I'm playing as well as I want to right now,” said the Swiss great.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Second seed Novak Djokovic barely broke a sweat against Nikolay Davydenko, who was nursing a shoulder injury and only lasted 30 minutes before quitting after Djokovic took the first set, 6-0.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Davydenko had 10 unforced errors and eight double-faults.

“This is not the way to win a match, it was clear that he was struggling physically,” Djokovic said. “I just hope he will be fit for the US Open.”

Canadian Milos Raonic upset fifth seed Tomas Berdych with 20 aces in a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Olympic bronze medallist Juan Martin del Potro, who missed 2010 due to right wrist surgery, had troubles with his left wrist, but pushed through the pain to notch a 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-1 win over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
Tenth seed Mardy Fish continued to perform well on his home cement courts, beating Czech Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3 with seven aces and 23 winners. Fish will next play Federer.

Roger Federer To Win His Fifth Cincinnati Title

Roger Federer who looks really sharp to win his fifth title in this Southern & Eastern Cincinnati Title will most likely meet one of his arc rivals, Novak Djokovic, it will surely be a hot match to watch for.

London Olympics Silver Medalist Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000

Even thought it's just been like how long? Two weeks tops, but the london olympics silver medalist Roger Federer is Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000. People from the Cincinnati are eagerly waiting for the so called "town owner" Federer to play. The World No. 1 took last week off to recover from a productive grass circuit which included a Wimbledon title and an Olympic silver medal. In his first hardcourt match since a stunning loss to Andy Roddick in Miami, in what should be a breeze, Federer, a four-time Cincinnati winner, opens against former American Alex Bogomolov.

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 - London Olympics Silver

“I play to win everywhere I go to,” said Federer, “otherwise I’m not just going to show up and play for a couple matches and then pull out and then I don’t have a chance to win. I’m here trying to play well, and that’s it. Then we’ll see. The preparation for New York, that’s going to happen next week. But this ain’t the preparation week, this is tournament week.”

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000

Federer said that the biggest challenge in transitioning back to hardcourt is the wear and tear on the joints because the cement’s strong footing allows you to max out your movement. “That’s not something the body has been used to for the last three to four months maybe since we finished in Miami,” he said. “And then obviously the jet lag comes into it and the whole thing. I made sure I got here as early as possible so I eliminate as much risk as possible of getting injured coming to the hard courts.”

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000

One player who hasn’t made any sort of transition to hardcourts is Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard remains sidelined battling bad knees, and Federer spoke of his friend and rival.

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 - Training

“I was going to write him and check on him because I can’t believe he’s been out that long,” Federer said of Nadal. “I thought the Olympics, okay, that’s fine. That’s a personal choice. I thought for sure we would see him in Toronto, but now he missed Toronto and Cincinnati. It’s very surprising, because it was nothing that we heard of prior to the injury. He played so well on clay, and then actually seemed fine at Wimbledon. He had more time by losing earlier at Wimbledon. So it came as big surprise now, these two pullouts for me. Even the Olympics, too. So I’m sad for him. I hope he’ll be back for the Open.”

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 - Djokovic Rivalry 

Toronto winner Novak Djokovic is also in action today against Andreas Seppi. After a tough, but successful week in Canada, it will be interesting to see how much Djokovic puts out or is able to put out in Cincinnati. Hardcourt is his best surface, but will the strain of the summer schedule catch up to the Serb who will be defending his US Open crown in two weeks? One thing is for sure, Novak is beaming with confidence again after the Toronto title.

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 - Djokovic Rivalry

“It means already a lot to me now because of the circumstances that I’ve had in last month and a half playing a lot matches, a lot tennis on grass courts, and then having the very emotional Olympic Games and coming in late to Toronto and trying to get used to the surface that I haven’t played on for four, five months,” Djokovic said. “Then the time zone and all those things, which take time. Obviously that’s something that I didn’t have. I had to get used to it in two days and play my first match. It turned out to be a great tournament for me, a tournament that’s going to give me a lot of confidence now.
You know, I love playing on hard courts. It’s my most preferred surface. Hopefully I can try to continue that run.”

Roger Federer Ready For Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 - Djokovic Rivalry

So, do you think that Roger Federer is ready for the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 event? Or should the World No.1 Roger Federer worried for his current arc nemesis Novak "Djoker" Djokovic? The tournament's opening match for Roger should really tell if Roger Federer is ready for the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 event or not yet? All we could do is wait, so we'll wait together, eagerly.