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Djokovic ready for ‘historic’ clash
- Updated: November 19, 2016
Novak Djokovic says he is thrilled to have qualified for a history-making showdown against Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday night.
The world’s top two players will square off at the O2 Arena with both the Tour Finals title and the end-of-year world number 1 ranking at stake in a winner-takes-all contest which will bring the tennis season to an amazing climax.
The pair had contrasting semis on Saturday, Murray winning an epic three-and-a-half-hour clash against Milos Raonic while Djokovic breezed past Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour.
And the Serb now has an opportunity to reclaim the top spot in the rankings, Murray having taken over after the Paris Masters a fortnight ago.
Fresh from defeating Nishikori, Djokovic said: “I must say that I’m very honoured to be part of history.
“I hear this is the first time in the history of the ATP that the two best players are deciding the rankings in the …
