Now, Djoker aims for career slam
Bryan brothers win Finals title
London, Nov. 17: Novak Djokovic has set his sights on finally ending his long wait to be crowned French Open champion next year and complete a career Grand Slam.
Djokovic brought the curtain down on his 2014 campaign in unexpected fashion by playing a hastilyarranged exhibition match against Andy Murray at London’s O2 Arena after Roger Federer pulled out of their scheduled ATP Tour Final just before the match was due to start on Sunday.
Federer’s shock withdrawal meant Djokovic was crowned Tour Finals champion for the third successive year, ending a triumphant year that included his second Wimbledon title and the year- end world number one ranking for the third time in four years.
Djokovic has turned his thoughts to 2015, when he hopes to at last end ninetime champion Rafael Nadal’s reign as the king of Paris clay.
The French Open is the only major title missing from Djokovic’s Grand Slam collection having lost the 2012 and 2014 finals to Nadal.
“Roland Garros is and was and still will be one of London, Nov. 17: Bob and Mike Bryan won the ATP Tour Finals doubles title for the fourth time on Sunday as the American brothers defeated Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 6- 7 ( 5/ 7), 6- 2, 10/ 7 at London’s O2 Arena.
It was the top seeded pair’s 10th title of 2014 and their 103rd overall.
The 16- time Grand Slam champion twins have now won 10 titles in a calender year four times.
“This is considered the fifth slam, with the top eight teams in the world,” Mike Bryan said. the biggest goals that I have. I’ll keep on trying, of course,” said Djokovic, who has four Australian Open crowns, two at Wimbledon and a single US Open triumph.
“Any Grand Slam win is another page in the history books of this sport.
“Right now I’m at my pinnacle. I feel physically very fit. I’m very motivated to keep on playing on a very high level.”