Roger Federer races through service hold in 63 seconds against Alexander Zverev at ATP Finals
Federer will look to maintain his unbeaten record at The O2 with a third round-robin victory over Marin Cilic on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Arena
Wednesday 15 November 2017 16:32, UK
Roger Federer raced to a service hold in 63 seconds during his three-set victory over Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals.
The world No 2 is aiming to secure his seventh year-end title at the season-ending tournament and aided his quest for the title at The O2 in London with a love-service hold in the first set, which epitomised the effectiveness of his serve.
Federer won the battle against his German opponent 7-6(6) 5-7 6-1 and he was aided by an 83 per cent win percentage on his first serve during the match.
The 36-year-old was broken twice during the match and was forced into a deciding third set for the first time this week, but backed up his opening-day success over Jack Sock with another impressive performance.
The 19-time Grand Slam champion made it through the last four of the ATP Finals for the 14th time in his 15 appearances at the season finale with the victory.
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Federer takes a 3-2 lead in the head to head against Zverev and will complete the round-robin stage of the tournament against Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Arena from 12pm.
Watch the video above to see Federer through a love service hold in double quick time!
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