Novak Djokovic beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 7-5 to win his first Masters Cup title in Shanghai and is now within 10 ranking points of Roger Federer's World #2 ranking. Federer lost an epic 3-hour match 4-6 7-6 7-5 to Andy Murray for the 3rd time in 2008 on Friday, falling to a lifetime record of 2-4 against the Scottish World #4 and failing to make the Masters Cup semifinal round for the first time. Djokovic, on the other hand, dispatched Gilles Simon 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the other semifinal.Federer's 2008 ended as it began: with disappointments. Djokovic has his sights set on becoming World #1.
This was a odd ending for me. I was hoping that Davy would pull it out, but, from the scoreline, he was out played. Now, will he ever win any of the "big' ones? Who knows.
ReplyDeleteCongrat's to the Joker, but, i still don't see him as a top 5 player in the long run.
2009 should be one of the best years for mens tennis in a long time with more than 2 guys fighting for the top spot.
meh. more tennis 'whites'
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