Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Novak Djokovic" – Page 60

Nov 17, 2016

Djokovic Vs Goffin London 2016 Preview

How will alternate David Goffin fare on his debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals against Novak Djokovic?

Nov 17, 2016

How The Battle For No. 1 Stands Going Into Thursday

See how the battle for year-end No. 1 stands between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic stands going into Thursday's action at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Nov 17, 2016

Raonic, Thiem Battle For Semi-Final Berth In London

The winner of Thursday's match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals between Austria's Dominic Thiem and Canada's Milos Raonic will qualify for Saturday's semi-finals as the runner-up in Group Ivan Lendl. Thiem is the youngest man to win a singles match at The O2 since 2009. Any young Austrian tennis player will find himself toiling in the long alpine shadow of Thomas Muster, a former World No. 1. And yet it's perfectly possible that Thiem, a debutant at the season finale, could today out-perform Muster by qualifying for the semi-finals. For all his other achievements, ‘The Iron Man of Tennis’ never did that. "A star is born - big hug," Jose Mourinho wrote on the back of his...

Nov 17, 2016

The Battle For No. 1, With Just Days To Go

Note: Story updated after Novak Djokovic's straight-sets win over David Goffin Thursday. Who is going to finish the year No. 1? More than half-way through the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, we’re not much closer to an answer. Neither Andy Murray nor Novak Djokovic is giving each other an inch in the battle to finish No. 1 in the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings. Both remain undefeated in round-robin play, with Djokovic already booking his spot in the semi-finals after a perfect 3-0 record over the first five days. Having played one more match than Murray, Djokovic is effectively 70 points ahead of the Scot. But if Murray picks up 200 points by winning his final round-robin match Friday against Stan...

Nov 16, 2016

Djokovic Picked His Battles Wisely Against Raonic

If you seek to understand the myriad of possibilities in a tennis match like a dartboard, it will quickly become clear that second-serve returns live dead in the middle. Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic 7-6(6), 7-6(5) at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday, playing even in almost every aspect of the match except on the Canadian’s second serve. Raonic lost only seven points on his first serve in two long sets, winning 38 of 45 points, mainly due to his combination of incredible power and accuracy. But when he missed his first serve, Raonic’s win percentage plummeted from 84 per cent on first serves to just 36 per cent (12/33) on second serves. Djokovic’s return placement on second-serve...