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Wednesday 13 november 2019

Switzerland's Roger Federer
celebrates after defating It-
aly's Matteo Berrettini in their
ATP World Tour Finals singles
tennis match at the O2 Arena
in London, Tuesday, Nov. 12,
2019.
Associated Press
Thiem beats

Djokovic

in 3 sets

to advance

at ATP Finals

By MATTIAS KAREN
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Dominic
Thiem became the first
player to advance from
the group stage at the
ATP Finals after outlasting
five-time champion Novak
Djokovic 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
in a seesaw crowd pleaser
on Tuesday.
That leaves Djokovic facing
a winner-takes-all match
against Roger Federer —
in a highly anticipated re-
match of this year's epic BALL
Wimbledon final — to de-
cide who will join Thiem in
the semifinals.
Federer beat Matteo
Berrettini 7-6 (2), 6-3 ear-
lier, which means he and HAWK
Djokovic both have a
1-1 record before play-
ing each other in their last
round-robin match on Seahawks hand 49ers their
Thursday.
Thiem improved to 2-0 af-
ter beating Federer on first defeat in OT thriller
Sunday, while Berrettini
was eliminated after a sec-
ond straight loss. San Francisco 49ers defensive back Emmanuel Moseley, left, breaks up a pass intended for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K.
Metcalf during overtime of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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