The race for the number one ranked place is hotting up as both Murray and Djokovic managed to get through the Quarter Finals at The Paris Masters. If Andy Murray can win the tournament and Djokovic not make the final, the Scotsman will make his lifelong dream of becoming the top-ranked player in the world.
Murray Eases Past Lucas Pouille
Andy Murray thrashed rising French tennis star Pouille 6 – 3, 6 – 0 to fly into the quarterfinals. The Scottish tennis star did at times looked tired which will have been because of his hard-fought second round match against Fernado Verdasco. It took Murray two and a half hours to beat him and drained his energy levels for the match against Pouille. With him being able to dispatch Pouille quickly it will help him recover in time for the quarterfinals.
Murray`s win over Pouille was his 71st this year and he has already equaled his earlier best set in 2015.
Djokovic Makes Comeback After Losing First Set
Currently, world number one Djokovic managed to beat Grigor Dimitrov to make the quarterfinals. It was not as straightforward as he would have liked having lost the first set 4-6. The Serb managed to recover winning the next two sets 6-2, 6-3.
If Djokovic is able to win his quarterfinal against Marin Cilic it will mean that Murray will have to win the tournament to overtake the Serb to take his place as the new number one ranked player in the world.
If both Djokovic and Murray make the Paris Master final, then the Scotsman even if he beat the Serb will not become the first ranked tennis player in the world. He will have to wait until the ATP World Finals at the O2 arena in London and outperform Djokovic in the tournament to take the 1st ranked spot from him.
Barclays 2016 ATP World Tour Finals
It is highly likely that Murray will have to wait to claim the top spot until the ATP World Tour Finals in London. He will have his work cut out though as Djokovic is the current champion and if he wins it again this year he will equal Federer’s record of winning it 6 times.
It is a Tennis tournament that has been dominated by two players. Only one other player apart from Federer or Djokovic has done the event since 2006. The Serb has reached the semifinals or better in 10 out of 11 appearances in the tournament and is the hot favorite to win it again this time around.
Stan Wawrinka is also one of the favorites for the ATP World Tour finals so it is going to be a fierce battle between the three. Wawrinka started the season on fire and won the U.S Open Final against Djokovic. In fact, the two Grand Slam finals where the two have played each other Wawrinka has won both and will be a major threat to Djokovic equaling Federer’s record and keeping his number 1 ranking. If you are thinking of putting a bet on with tournament make sure that you visit bestbettingwebsites.org.uk for the best odds and promotions from the top bookmakers.
