Novak Djokovic eased to a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title by brushing aside Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov in Sunday’s final, boosting his hopes of taking the year-end world number one spot.
The top seed claimed a dominant 6-3, 6-4 victory over his 20-year-old opponent, who looked nervous after being the beneficiary of Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal before their scheduled semi-final. Djokovic will lose top spot in rankings to Nadal next week, but could still equal Pete Sampras’ record by finishing a 6th year as world’s best player.
This post was published on November 4, 2019 4:01 pm