Djokovic rolls over Nishikori at ATP year-end tournament

Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic rolled over Japan’s Kei Nishikori 61, 61 on Sunday in Group Stan Smith action at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Djokovic began his title defense in fine form, dominating the world No. 8 and pushing his record for the season to 795.

A minute of silence was observed at the start of the match in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.

The 28yearold Djokovic broke Nishikori early and took the first set in just 31 minutes.

Nishikori, who became the first Japanese man to play in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last year, appeared unable to slow the world No. 1 in the second set, which lasted just 34 minutes.

Djokovic, who won the yearend tournament in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014, has had one of the greatest years in tennis history, winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, as well as five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles.

The 10time Grand Slam champion has failed to reach the final of only one tournament this season an Australian Open tuneup event in January in Dubai, where he fell to bigserving Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the quarterfinals.

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, which is being played at London’s O2 Arena, is the biggest tournament on the men’s tennis calendar after the four Grand Slams.