Roger Federer vs. David Ferrer: Score, Recap from 2014 Western & Southern Open

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Published: August 17, 2014

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Roger Federer continued his impressive year by adding another title, as the second-seeded legend defeated No. 6 David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in a back-and-forth affair to win the 2014 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday.     

It was Federer's sixth title at the Cincinnati Masters, adding to an all-time record at the event that already belonged to him. Andy Murray is the only member of the Big Four with more than one title in Cincinnati.

Early signs indicated that Federer might cruise, but the narrative shifted with a dominant second set from the Spaniard. Federer lost all of his momentum and form, only to regain it in epic fashion and win the final set convincingly. 



Sunday was Federer's eighth final of the season, and he shared a tidbit on why he's improved so much before the final.

"I'm playing much better [than] last year. I can move freely again," Federer told ESPN, via ATPWorldTour.com. "I'm happy the results show. It's more fun playing this way. Now I am playing the right away."

As one would expect from a championship match between two of the sport's best, points were tight early on. Breaks were hard to come by, with both players refusing to give up a serve through half of the opening set.

Recent history between the two, though, suggested Ferrer's success holding his serve would be much harder to come by against Federer, per ATPWorldTour.com's Josh Meiseles:



The break chances eventually came, and they came for Federer. While the favorite easily won seemingly all of his games, he consistently brought Ferrer's service games to deuce. 

It didn't take long for Federer to break through, breaking the Spaniard to go up 4-3. In the blink of an eye it was 5-3, and he ground out a tough break in the next game to seal the opening set.



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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