Novak Djokovic continued his splendid 2015 form by winning a record sixth Masters title in Paris after beating Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4 in an one-sided final on Sunday.
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Djokovic’s phenomenal run has firmly cemented his place alongside Rod Laver, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal as the greatest tennis players ever. “I think in terms of physical and mental ability, I reached my peak experience wise”. “Obviously, fatigue is there and it was very hard to fight today, but I’m happy with the way I managed to push him”.
The time now has surely come for the ATP Tour’s “Big Four” moniker to be consigned to the history books. This time Murray tried to win from the baseline and was outplayed, he tried to serve and volley and attack and he was thwarted. 6-2, 6-4 was the final score in a match that lasted only 92 minutes. Unfortunately for the Scot he was unable to stay with Djokovic for the remainder of the match and a forehand long was the nail on the coffin for Murray. He’s also got 10 titles on the season and he’s a jaw-dropping 27-4 vs the Top 10 players. The British number one says he intends to play the World Tour Finals in London despite the fact he must switch surfaces within a week. “That’s progress and I hope to be back next year”.
“There is no reason for me to decrease the pace”, Djokovic said.
The 28-year-old was playing Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters, when he was captured on video being hit by a ball as he sat down for a drink at a changeover at the tournament last week. “Hopefully I can finish off the season with another great win”, he said.
His record against Djokovic now stands at nine wins from 30 meetings, while he has lost his last five clashes against Federer.
Federer, who won the Basel title last Sunday, seemed to be cruising after breezing through the second set, but Isner pushed him to another tiebreak, using his devastating serve to prevail in the deciders. The world number three tried to be aggressive but committed too many unforced errors to put the world number one under any sort of sustained pressure. Those two are two of the greatest players of all time, so there is no disgrace in losing to them.
However, Murray drew on all his energy reserves to break Gasquet straight back and swing the match back in his favour, a further break proving enough to see him through a testing match which he feels will augur well for the forthcoming Davis Cup final in Belgium.
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“I would have liked to have done better, but, I mean, getting to the finals of a Masters Series is good”.
