▁down , ▁Feder er ▁ultimately ▁fell ▁to ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁set . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁straight ▁year ▁Feder er ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁year - end ▁final s , ▁t ying ▁with ▁Ivan ▁L endl ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁consecutive ▁appearances , ▁and ▁second ▁most ▁appearances ▁in ▁total ▁at ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁October , ▁following ▁the ▁defe ats ▁of ▁Mil os ▁Ra onic ▁to ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych , ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁and ▁Richard ▁Gas quet ▁took ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁sp ots . ▁ ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁is ▁having ▁his ▁best ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁ATP ▁Tour ▁to ▁date , ▁reaching ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁ranking ▁of ▁number ▁ 8 ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁fourth ▁round ▁showing ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁losing ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 ▁set ▁thr iller ▁against ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁losing ▁ 1 2 - 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁fifth , ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁that ▁last ed ▁over ▁five ▁hours . ▁He ▁also ▁reached ▁his ▁first ▁sl am ▁semif inal ▁at ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁defe ating ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁world ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁a ▁tight ly ▁cont ested ▁ 5 ▁set ter ▁despite ▁having ▁a ▁two ▁sets ▁to ▁one ▁lead . ▁He ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Open