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Updated: 2005-11-16 10:23

Federer survives Ljubicic scare at Masters Cup

北京时间11月15日晚,2005上海大师杯赛迎来了第三天单打赛事的争夺,瑞士的"球王"费德勒在昨日领受了年终第一的水晶奖杯之后,再度披挂上阵,克服了比赛中脚踝伤势的困扰,在先后浪费3个赛点之后,以总比分6-3/2-6/7-6(4)艰难击败克罗地亚铁汉柳比西奇,赢得小组赛两连胜,有望从本组率先出线晋级半决赛。  

Federer survives Ljubicic scare at Masters Cup
Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after wining his match against Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China November 15, 2005. (Reuters)

Roger Federer survived a scare against Ivan Ljubicic at the season-ending Masters Cup on Tuesday, prevailing 6-3 2-6 7-6 to close in on the semi-finals.

The world number one, who has just recovered from a six-week injurylayoff, bounced back from a poor second set to make it two wins out of two at the troubled $4.45 million event in Shanghai.

Federersquanderedthreematch pointsat 5-3 and 5-4 in the third before sealing victory 7-4 on atiebreakto stay on course for a third straight Masters Cup title.

Only Ilie Nastase in 1971-73 and Ivan Lendl in 1985-87 have won three in a row.

Federer was assured of finishing the second round of matches on top of the Red Group with Argentines Guillermo Coria and David Nalbandian, who lost their openers, playing later on Tuesday.

Federer extended his winning streak to 33 matches and his mark for the year to 79-3.

The Swiss had beaten Ljubicic four times already this year, including finals in Doha, Rotterdam and Indian Wells, and he was forced to work for his fifth by the towering Croatian.

His right ankle heavily strapped, Federer's superior class told in the tiebreak, however, and he closed out the match with afizzingbackhand passafter two hours, 17 minutes.

The Masters Cup was hit by the sudden pullouts of former world Andre Agassi and French Open champion Rafael Nadal through injury on Monday.

The withdrawals were a further blow to organizers after the pre-tournament pullouts of Andy Roddick, Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt.

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:
 

layoff: a period of temporary inactivity or rest(不参加比赛的期间; 训练中的过渡期)

squander: spend wastefully or extravagantly(浪费)

match point: (赛点)

tiebreak: (平局决胜制;抢七)

fizzing: hissing and bubbling(兴奋的)

backhand pass: 反手传球 

 
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