Welcome 2016!
After a short pause, the new tennis season starts off with a bang !
With 3 ATP and WTA events alongside the start of Hopman Cup, things will heat up early on!
Will break down who is playing where in short previews with some thoughts and stats
Novak Djokovic capped his flawless season with winning the ATP World Tour Finals with a straight sets victory over Roger Federer.
The Swiss defeated Novak in the group stage of the event,but was simply no match in the final in their second encounter in a week span. Errors on crucial points most of them from teh Backhand side cost Roger dearly as well.
Novak Djokovic will bid to become the first player in history to capture four successive ATP World Tour Finals singles titles. The Serbian is spending his 172nd week ranked no.1, which is fifth-most.
Djokovic is the bona fide favourite for the tournament, with 10 Tour events and three grand slams under his belt.
‘This has been, by far, the most successful season of my life and I just try to better it,’ he said.
Agnieszka Radwanska,the world number six,came from a break down in the deciding set against her 25-year-old Petra Kvitova to win 6-2 4-6 6-3 for the Singapore Title
It was the 26-year-old’s first final at the event in her seventh appearance.
The Draw for the end of the year championship for the women’s tennis association is already set, so let’s take a look who will face who in the prestigious event.
The tournament features a round-robin stage, with the top two players in each group advancing to the semifinals.