Federer will be back on our screens at the ATP Finals in London from 12-19 November
Tuesday 31 October 2017 21:58, UK
Roger Federer was crowned Swiss Indoors champion for an eighth time and his quarter-final win against Adrian Mannarino saw one of the shots of the year - perhaps even of all-time.
The top seed got the jitters for the first time in a while and lost the opening set 6-4 to the talented Mannarino, the first set the Frenchman had ever won against his opponent.
But the world No 2 bounced back to win 4-6 6-1 6-3 in one hour and 43 minutes.
His half-volley from the baseline at break point down during the deciding set had Sky Sports commentating team Mark Petchey and Barry Cowan drooling.
"When I won this point, I thought Mannarino could take a bit of a psychological hit," Federer said. "If I play this point 100 times, I think I win it like five times. I made a good choice, left myself room to play the half-volley. But I would never anticipate it would finally transform into a winner down the line."
Petchey said of the winner: "Just like a great author they never really pass away because you continue to read their words. I mean, that is just ludicrous skill."
Was it one of his best shots of all time, let alone of the year? Click on the video above and decide for yourselves. Then watch the great man strike this stunning cross-court backhand during the same match, below.
Sky Sports will have the action from the final Masters 1000 tournament of the year in Paris all this week.
The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and season-ending extravaganza ATP Finals at London's O2 in November end another memorable year which will be covered via our website sky.mnosports.com/tennis with live blogs and updates as the season reaches its climax.
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