• Djokovic makes it two wins out of two with 6-4, 6-1 victory
• ‘I don’t think it was breathtaking
tennis but a win is a win’
Novak Djokovic made it two wins from as many matches at the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over
Alexander Zverev.
The world No 1 was pushed harder by 21-year-old Zverev than he had been during his routine win over John Isner on Monday.
Zverev, the third seed, even forced two break points at 4-4 in the first set. However, Djokovic fended them off before breaking to take the set, and Zverev’s challenge promptly evaporated in the second as the Serbian moved a step closer to a sixth title at London’s O2 Arena.
“I don’t think it was breathtaking tennis from both of us, but a win is a win,” said Djokovic. “Midway through the second set I started to swing through the ball and he made some unforced errors which allowed me to win.
“I didn’t want to be 5-4 and a break down playing against Zverev’s serve, it was really hard to read his serve, more difficult than Isner. But in the second set it was more easy to read him.”