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Sky Live: Paris Masters
- Updated: October 30, 2016
Novak Djokovic heads into the Paris Masters with his No 1 ranking under serious threat from Andy Murray, and in the rare position of being second favourite.
On current form Murray has the edge after collecting a third straight tournament win after victory at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, his career-high seventh title of the year.
The second-ranked Scot can overtake Djokovic if he wins the title and the Serb doesn’t reach the final.
But Djokovic has form in the French capital and will be looking to win the tournament for the fourth straight year and fifth time overall, despite his recent erratic form.
“You’ve got to give [Murray] credit for what he’s done in the last three or four months, the second part of the year is quite incredible,” Djokovic said. “He’s playing maybe the best tennis he’s ever played, very consistent, very strong. He definitely deserves to be in the position of being No 1 at the end of the year. But that doesn’t just depend on him.”
Djokovic, who crushed Murray 6-2 6-4 in the final last year, will keep top spot …
