{"id":2754,"date":"2014-11-18T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T11:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2014-11-18T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T11:41:53","slug":"atp-world-tour-finals-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/atp-world-tour-finals-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP World Tour Finals 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATP World Tour Finals 2014 were once again played at the O2 in London. Which saw the very best from the world of professional tennis battle it out for one of the most coveted awards of the tour.<\/h2>\n

The annual return to the O2 and as a Sports Photographer<\/a> I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.\u00a0I started out with Marin Cilic<\/strong> against world number 1 Novak Djokovic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic plays Marin Cilic in their opening matches – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2014 – 10th November 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Novak Djokovic plays Marin Cilic in the group B opening games. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2014. London O2 Arena. (c) Matt Bristow<\/p><\/div>\n

Djokovic started out as he meant to go on winning\u00a0in straight sets.<\/p>\n

I then had Djokvic again this time against\u00a0Stanislas Wawrinka<\/strong>. A game I was looking forward to and expected a drawn out affair. However, Djokovic had other ideas and beat Wawrinka in straight sets. It was starting to look like nobody could get anywhere close to Djokovic.<\/p>\n

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World Number 1 Novak Djokovic serves for the match.\u00a0(c) Matt Bristow<\/p><\/div>\n

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Stanislas Wawrinka world number 4 eyes up a forehand return. (c) Matt Bristow<\/p><\/div>\n

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Novak Djokovic reaches to make a low return on his way to beating Wawrinka.\u00a0(c) Matt Bristow<\/p><\/div>\n

My next game was in the other group and was\u00a0a real crowd puller. GB’s\u00a0own Andy Murray<\/strong> playing the ever popular Roger Federer<\/strong>.\u00a0Federer had already qualified for the knockout stages. What followed was difficult to watch if you were a Murray fan as Federer systematically destroyed Murray in straight sets. Infact Murray only took one game all match! From where I was sitting it looked like Federer gifted him that as well!<\/p>\n

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Andy Murray was never allowed a look in<\/p><\/div>\n

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Roger Federer kept his cool and barely broke sweat.<\/p><\/div>\n

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For Andy Murray it must have been lonely sat in the break being 1 set down not having won a single game<\/p><\/div>\n

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Andy Murray sprints to return a drop shot.<\/p><\/div>\n

Unfortunately the showdown between the world number 1 Djokovic and Number 2 Federer never happened as unusually Federer pulled out of the final moments before it was to start due to a back injury.<\/p>\n

Which left Djokovic the winner of the 2014 ATP Tour Finals with hitting a ball in the final.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic celebrates after dismissing Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets and ultimately winning the tournament<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are a few of my favorites from the week. To see full galleries and for license information please visit SportsPix<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t