Novak
Djokovic underlined his position as world number one with a dominant display to
beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
The Serb was
too good for his French opponent, winning 6-2 6-4 in 78 minutes at the Qi Zhong
Stadium.
It is the
28-year-old's ninth title of a season in which he has also won three of the
four Grand Slams.
Djokovic, who
has won his last 22 sets, is unbeaten in 17 matches, dating back to the start
of the US Open.
He now has 25
Masters titles - one more than Swiss Roger Federer and two fewer than
record-holder Rafael Nadal of Spain.
Tsonga, who
saw off Nadal in the semi-finals, came into the match leading the tournament
with 64 aces, but Djokovic returned so effectively, he broke the 30-year-old
four times and prevented him hitting a single ace in the first set.
Djokovic was
broken once himself in the first, but by then he was 3-0 up. He gave his
opponent few chances afterwards.
Tsonga fought
off five break points in the second set until 10-time Grand Slam winner
Djokovic was finally able to convert on his sixth when the Frenchman
double-faulted while serving at 4-4. Djokovic made no mistake on his own serve.
The Serb now
has 14,285 points in the 2015 Race to London, 6,415 more than second-placed
Andy Murray, who he beat in the last four in Shanghai.
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