Tennis - ATP Finals - The O2, London, Britain - November 14, 2019 Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning his group stage match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer lit up the O2 Arena with a dazzling 6-4 6-3 defeat of Novak Djokovic to hand the Serb an early ATP Finals exit and wreck his bid to end the year ranked number one on Thursday.
In the 49th meeting between the two great rivals, Federer snapped a five-match losing run against Djokovic and gained some consolation for his heartbreaking Wimbledon final defeat.
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