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 | Berdych throw Djokovic in the tournament in London26-11-2011 |
The leader in world rankings Novak Djokovic join Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, after elimination of the ATP finals in London. Djokovic lost 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 by Janko Tipsarevic in a meeting of Group "A" and later in the evening to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the standings leader David Ferrer and qualified for the direct elimination phase. Having conceded two breaks in the second set and was facing the threat of elimination, Berdych returned in full force in the match against Ferrer and even won first place in the group. This is out of the Czech Republic's semi-final clash against Swiss Roger Federer, who is the main favorite to win the title in London. Instead, Berdych will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - the charismatic Frenchman who made Nadal to pack your luggage more on Thursday. The penalty for granting Ferrer will clash with Roger Federer, but statistics do not indicate anything good about him. The Spaniard has lost all 11 games against the legendary Swiss. Djokovic's drop means that the three leading players in the ATP rankings failed to pass the group stage of the tournament in London. Serb and Nadal dropped, while Andy Murray withdrew from participation because of pain in the adductor. It is his deputy, Tipsarevic, however, proved an insurmountable obstacle to Djokovic.