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Djokovic Chasing Rarified Air At The O2

Novak Djokovic is nearing unprecedented territory in London. Roger Federer hasn't done it. Rafael Nadal hasn't pulled it off. Neither did other season-ending titlists Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker or Pete Sampras. But if Djokovic wins the 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, which starts Sunday, he will become the first player in finale history (since 1970) to win five consecutive season-ending titles. “The [Barclays ATP] World Tour Finals is the crown for all the achievements for all the best eight players in the world,” Djokovic said during his pre-tournament press conference. “I'm very happy that I'm one of them and have had an amazing last four years in The O2 arena, and I'm just hoping that I can carry on...

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Top 8 Take On The Mannequin Challenge

Aligning the Top 8 players outside their private locker rooms might have been the easiest part of pulling off the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals mannequin challenge on Thursday night. The hardest part: Getting them to stand still and stop telling jokes. The always entertaining Gael Monfils was his usual self, sharing laughs in French with Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss was improvising as well, playing director and changing how he'd hold his racquet. [ALSO LIKE] New World No. 1 Andy Murray might have had the toughest job. The Scot had to hold his arm steady for about a minute, long enough for the mannequin challenge and the Top 8 selfie. “Can't. Stop. Shaking,” he said. All told, it took about...

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