News, Reviews, Headlines for the world of Tennis (tennis news)
 | Djokovic and Murray started with victories in Group "A"6-11-2012 |
The leader in the world rankings Novak Djokovic (Serbia) started with a win in Group 'A' in the final tournament of the ATP tennis in London in prize money 5.5 million dollars. 2008 champion Djokovic beat seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) with 7:6 (4) 6:3 for 1:40 hours. Djokovic saved three opportunities to break his opponent in the first set, who reached the tiebreak. In it world No 1 lead with 4:1 points and keep his lead.
"He was better in the first set and can easily win it.I am happy that I kept calm and was able to serve well in the critical moments that helped me to fight for the success," said Djokovic. The Serb started with a break in the second half, and then break for the second time in the ninth game to record 71 th win of the season. Djokovic placed 24 winning shots while Tsonga made 26 unforced mistakes, which proved decisive.
"I had enough chances in the first set but missed them again. I think from there comes a difference. He make better use of their opportunities, won the important points and this had an impact," said Tsonga, who has just one win in 14 games against top-10 players this season. In the next match Djokovic will face the Olympic champion Andy Murray (Britain), which starts with a tough win over Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) with 3:6, 6:3, 6:4. The match will be a repeat of the final of the U.S. Open, which Murray won.