ATP World Tour finals day 7: All-Swiss showdown in semis

It’s little wonder, then, that the defending champion and Serbian racket star is an overwhelmingly odds-on 1/6 favourite to make the final. Djokovic has earned victory in three meetings with Nadal this year, and all of those in straight sets, so the 8/15 price on a repeat of that is better.

Spaniard Nadal is yet to triumph at the ATP World Tour Finals, but is unbeaten at this year’s edition, so the possibility of defeating Djokovic cannot be ruled out at 4/1.

‘The King of Clay’ is also a 7/1 shot to win in three sets, although a common scoreline of 6-3 in Djokovic’s favour in either the first or second are respective 7/2 and 4/1 shouts.

Roger Federer v Stan Wawrinka

• 2015 ATP World Tour Finals semi-final
• Saturday, November 21st
• Scheduled for: 20:00 GMT
• O2 Arena, London
• Live on Sky Sports 3

Federer has never lost on hard courts to Wawrinka, winning a delightful dozen previous encounters on that surface, and that’s why the former is odds-on 2/5 match favourite.

Late-blooming Wawrinka (2/1 outsider to cause an upset) has just three victories in 20 head-to-heads with Federer, and the former Davis Cup teammates will once again put aside that camaraderie to battle.

This is a repeat of last year’s ATP World Tour Finals semi, which Federer took in three sets. Awesome 11/4 odds say he shall repeat that result 12 months on.

It’s that price which appeals, because Federer in straight sets at 11/10 looks a little short and does Wawrinka, who knocked out Murray, a disservice.

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Coral’s top tip: Federer is worth a punt at 11/4 to repeat his 2-1 win over friendly rival Wawrinka from the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals here.