In this Twitter photo shared on the ATP World Tour’s official account, Kei Nishikori (from left), Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka, Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer pose at a promotional event in London on Friday.
With three of the four grand slam titles and a record six Masters Series crowns scooped up in a year of domination, Novak Djokovic could be forgiven for using the ATP Tour Finals in London as a well-earned lap of honour.
The 28-year-old World Nop.1 appetite for stomping all over his supposed rivals is insatiable.
Serbian Djokovic will start as overwhelming favourite to claim a fourth consecutive title at the year-ender, having won 14 matches in a row at the Thames-side venue where last year ended in anti-climactic fashion as Roger Federer withdrew from their showdown with a back injury.
The numbers Djokovic has compiled this year surpass even his dominant 2011 campaign when he also won three majors. He will arrive with a 78-5 win/loss record and on a 22-match winning streak, stretching back to his defeat by Federer in the Cincinnati final in August.
He has owned the number one ranking since July 2014 and he will end the year there for a fourth time — the same as legends John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl.
“In terms of the grand slams, this has been a better season than 2011. It’s about the overall feeling of my game — the way I play and the way I feel on the court. I’m a more complete player physically; technically I’ve improved since 2011, and mentally I’m more stable.”
Djokovic will start his campaign against former World No.1 Roger Federer. World No.2 Andy Murray of Great Britain, who is juggling the Tour Finals on home soil with trying to win the Davis Cup for Britain for the first time since 1936.
