Can Anyone Stop Novak Djokovic Winning World Tour Finals Except Roger Federer?

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Published: November 8, 2014

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Heading into the ATP Tour’s end-of-season spectacle of breath-taking ball-striking and intense drama and emotion, Novak Djokovic is a firm favourite to triumph at the O2 Arena for the third consecutive year.

Djokovic has had a terrific last few months. Most significantly, he got married to long-time partner Jelena and then became a father to their son Stefan. But he’s also won tournaments at Wimbledon, Beijing and Paris too.

He didn’t even drop a set in the latter two events and is currently on an indoor winning streak of 27 matches going into London.

Current world No. 2 Roger Federer hasn’t performed too badly himself either recently, though. He’s won events in Cincinnati, Shanghai and Basel to put some pressure on Djokovic at the top of the rankings.

The Swiss great still has a slight chance of usurping his Serbian rival come the end of the 2014 season. Djokovic sits on 10,010 points, while Federer has 8,700, with a maximum 1,500 up for grabs in London. Federer also has points on offer in the Davis Cup final, too, though.

Looking at their head-to-head record this season, it is certainly Roger who seems to have the best chance out of the other seven players to have qualified for the World Tour Finals to oust Djokovic.



The two have met on five occasions in 2014, with Federer leading the way 3-2. Recently, in the semis in Shanghai, the 17-time major champion produced an extraordinary performance to defeat his Wimbledon nemesis 6-4 6-4. It was a wonderfully aggressive, free-flowing, net-approaching masterclass.

He came to the net a massive 48 times in the match, according to Craig O’Shannessy’s Brain Game analysis, winning 11/15 serve-and-volley points behind the first serve, which was at 70 percent in the match. He only faced one break point in the match—which was saved—against the returning monster that is Djokovic an...
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