Sublime Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal to reach ATP Tour Finals in London
Top-ranked Serb beats Spaniard 6-3, 6-3, putting him one win away from a fourth straight title at the tournament for the top eight players in the world
Novak Djokovic turned on the style to outclass old adversary Rafael Nadal and reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3 6-3 victory at the 02 Arena on Saturday.
Spaniard Nadal had looked more like his old dominant self with round-robin wins against Andy Murray, Stanislas Wawrinka and David Ferrer, but the world number five was no match for Djokovic who was at his clinical best.
Novak for the moment is almost unbeatable. He was better than me and he deserved to do what he did
Djokovic has now drawn level with Nadal in head-to-head matches in what is the most prolific rivalry since tennis turned professional, with both players having 23 victories.
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World number one Djokovic, bidding for a fourth consecutive title at the season-ender, and a fifth in total, launched an early onslaught, breaking Nadal's serve in the second game of the match with four sweetly-struck, clean winners.
From then on he was barely troubled by the 14-time grand slam champion, who could make little impression and did not glimpse a single break point in the 79-minute encounter.
“Novak for the moment is almost unbeatable,” Nadal said. “He was better than me and he deserved to do what he did during the whole season.