PARIS: 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. His success adds to his previous Paris Masters titles from 2009 and 2013-2015. Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Denis Shapovalov of Canada during their final match at the Rolex Paris Masters tennis tournament in Paris. - EPAShapovalov, who claimed his maiden ATP title last month in Stockholm, kicked off the second set with a double fault, before a mishit forehand handed Djokovic a break point. But the left-handed Canadian recovered with aces on both break point and game point to hold his serve.

Source: New Strait Times November 03, 2019 15:33 UTC