Novak Djokovic has regained his crown at the Rolex Shanghai
Masters by beating Del Potro in a tightly contested final. With this victory,
he has displayed his hunger to get back to the no.1.
The victory has given Djokovic a slim chance at regaining
the no.1 ranking if Nadal continues his performance slide since the US Open.
Ever since that defeat, Djokovic looks like a man on a mission. And that is to
show that he is indeed the best tennis player on the planet at the moment, and
he wants the crown back. His intensity and aggression were on a different level
altogether in Shanghai as he defended his title.
This also means Rafa needs to get his act together and
perform well in the 3 remaining tournaments of the year which will be all
indoor tournaments. The fact that he has 0 points to defend compared to 1500
for Djokovic at the WTF, gives him a good chance to end the year as no. 1, but
any further slips in performance may prove costly.
He currently leads Djokovic by about 400 points, and with
Basel, Paris and London to come, he must win around 1000 points in order to
ensure his stay at the top of the rankings. Whatever happens, we are all set
for a cracker of a season end tennis championships this time.
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