Federer pulled out of the ATP tour final against Novak Djokovic due to back injuries. The 33 year old swiss pulled out of the final and apologized to his fans in person at the 02 Arena. It is Djokovic's fourth victory at the season-ending event and he also becomes the first man to win three titles on the trot since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s.
Federer - who has won the tournament six times - confirmed his withdrawal following the doubles final on Sunday afternoon, won by American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.
"I'm sorry I'm not fit to play," he said. "I hope you understand. I wanted to come out personally and explain.
"I did everything I could. I took pain-killers, had rest until the very end, but I just cannot compete at this level with Novak.
"At my age it would've been a risk.
"It's not that much of a surprise. This back spasm, whatever it might be, it's just not a fun thing to have during the day. It's just uncomfortable. But I'm positive and I'm hopeful that it's going to go away soon."
Djokovic, 27, who finished the year with only eight defeats from 66 matches, collected the ATP World Tour Finals trophy before his exhibition with Murray.
"It's clearly not the way I wanted," he said. "It's an incredible achievement, but at this moment it's hard to talk about it. I'm not one of the players that celebrate this particular type of win.
"I have to reflect on the whole season and this trophy is the crowning moment for the efforts this year. I'm very happy to be able to stand here and finish off with a trophy."
Was really looking forward to these match.
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