Watch highlights of Novak Djokovic beating Dominic Thiem in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals opener on Sunday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Novak Djokovic talks about Dominic Thiem's level of play in their match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and discusses his own chances of continuing to advance. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
A sold out crowd in London at the prestigious season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals helped launch a new partnership between the ATP and Unicef. Defending champion and Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Novak Djokovic and debutant Dominic Thiem were enthralling the packed O2 arena in their opening Ivan Lendl Group encounter before the “awareness moment” at the end of the first set. Each person in the stadium was handed a coloured plastic bag to spell out “Together for Children” in a stunning mosaic across the stands. Make A Donation The partnership has produced the Super 8, in which the world’s best eight qualified tennis players come together at the season-ending finale on a mission to help Unicef raise awareness and vital...
Novak Djokovic was forced to work hard on Sunday for his Group Ivan Lendl match win at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The second seed overcame eighth seed Dominic Thiem, a first-time qualifier, 6-7(10), 6-0, 6-2, in the pair’s fourth meeting. “Even though I lost the first set, I thought I didn't do too many things wrong. It was just the very high quality of his game that prevailed in the first set,” said Djokovic. “I started swinging more freely in the second set. He started making more errors, which I used. I was on top of his second serves, putting a lot of pressure. I thought I played very well in the second set especially, but the third...