Roger Federer lost to Kei Nishikori, criticized for greed

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Kei Nishikori started the ATP Finals with a victory over Roger Federer rising his odds dramatically for the forthcoming Australian Open. The Japanese, who was sown as seventh, was the easy winner in two sets: 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Federer did not seem to experience any important troubles in the first set. The World Second ranked tennis player always came up with a game, but was unable to push through on Nishikori’s service. In the tiebreak, the Japanese then struck: 7-4.

In the second set Federer seemed to recover immediately with a break on the Nishikori store. However, he immediately broke back and took care of the surprising victory with a second break.

For six-time winner Federer, it was the very first time that he lost a match in two sets in the group stage. On Tuesday, the Swiss has to win against Dominic Thiem to hold chances on the semifinals of the prestigious end of year tournament. The Austrian had lost to the South African Kevin Anderson earlier in the day.

Federer made unforced mistakes against Nishikori [34], and even more remarkable was his outburst against the referee, who gave him a reprimand when he hit a ball in the audience.

“The referee thought I was angry. But that was not me at all. Now I am angry because I lost, “said the Swiss afterwards.

It was not a single occasion for the critic. The French tennis player Julien Benneteau has strongly criticized Roger Federer, and denounces the preferential treatment that the Swiss tennis player enjoys.

According to Benneteau, Federer damages the Davis Cup by paying players to participate in the Laver Cup. This three-day battle between Europe and the rest of the world is a tournament conceived by Federer and his management that was held for the first time in 2017.

“The Laver Cup is only about money. There are no ATP points to collect. Nick Kyrgios gets 750,000 dollars to participate and plays a number of games that do not count for anything. Okay, that’s the Laver cup, “said Benneteau in front of a French radio station.

“Federer has every right to organize an event. But in the middle of the season this tournament is damaging like Metz and St. Petersburg. They fall in the same week as the Laver Cup, “continued Benneteau, who is in the Davis Cup final with France.

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