• Swiss bounces back from Thiem defeat at ATP World Tour Finals• Berrettini beaten 7-6 (2), 6-3 in 78 minutes at the 02 ArenaRoger Federer warmed up for his hugely anticipated rematch with
Novak Djokovic on Thursday by blunting the power of Matteo Berrettini on the third day of the ATP World Tour Finals. The young Italian, who scraped into the last eight at the last minute, could not live with a Federer playing near his peak to win 7-6 (2), 6-3.
On Thursday the stakes rise considerably. Djokovic, who opened his account brilliantly on Sunday, will suspect – but not say – that Federer might be carrying residual psychological damage after failing to convert two championship points against him in the
Wimbledon final four months ago.