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It was hoped secretly failure. A flickering. What a surprise in Bercy tournament so far devoid of dramatic turn. But Novak Djokovic held on and enforces the logic Sunday in the final of the Paris tournament by defeating Andy Murray at (6-2, 6-4). He signed at the same time its 22 th rank of victory. And his third consecutive win at Bercy.
The Serb, who is in his 14 th straight final in 15 tournaments, quickly gained the upper hand in the first set in s ‘seizing on the third play of Andy Murray service. Too vague, the Scot suffered forehand acceleration of world number one, flirting with the lines. A faulty service in early in the game and that is the immediate sanction: the world number 3 is attacked on every return and miraculously saved three break points in dual 3-2
manhandled by Berdych in the quarter. (7-6, 7-6), jostled by Wawrinka in the semifinals (6-3, 3-6, 6-0) – the first to take him a set for almost three months – the world number one showed more and more signs of weakness as he advanced in the tournament. This time, Djokovic returns to fashion “Djokosmic”. He made the break again to lead 5-2 and concludes the set in stride (6-2).
Murray unresolved
The 15 000 spectators Bercy obviously hoping something other than a one-sided final. “Go Andyyyy” and “Let’s go Murray” redouble their intensity from the start of the second run. “And bah voila! “, one hears when the Scot saves another break point after the break. Despite some baseline rallies in favor of Murray, it does not seem able to worry about his opponent. The Briton, who is playing in his first final at Bercy, accumulated unforced errors and is continually overwhelmed by an aggressive Djokovic. As in the first set, Djokovic took the lead to 2-1, but let his opponent back into the match immediately.
Murray, one of the few to have beaten the Serb this season (August 10 1000 Masters final in Montreal), found a little from finding angles to the ball accurately. Up 3-3, it is on a par with his opponent … before it increases again the tone. On a flight of baseline backhand, the world number one against the other side of the Scot and realizes the break. Solid service, Djokovic did not flinch on his commitment and stands 5-3. After 1 h 32 game, it finally imposed 6-2, 6-4.
A victory synonymous records for the world number one, who has not lost before the final since its first tournament of the season and then won his sixth Masters 1000 of the season. Already a winner in 2009, 2013 and 2014, Novak Djokovic became the first player to win four times in Bercy. He does so better than his coach, Boris Becker (1986, 1989, 1992) and Marat Safin (2000, 2002, 2004). And sign at the same time an unprecedented four times.
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