World No.1 Novak Djokovic cruised to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title on Sunday when the top seed outclassed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
In a clash featuring the two oldest players in the world’s top 20, the 36-year-old Serb drew first blood, breaking the 17th-ranked Dimitrov for a 4-3 lead in the opening set, and he closed it out comfortably in 51 minutes.
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Bopanna falters
India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost in the men’s doubles final, missing the chance to become the world No.1 pair.
The third seeds were defeated by the seventh-seeded Mexican-French duo of Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 2-6, 7-5, 7-10.
Written with inputs from Reuters
