Novak Djokovic wins Paris Masters title for third time

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic easily defended his Paris Masters title with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic on Sunday.

Djokovic, who did not drop a set during the whole week, claimed the 20th Masters title of his career and won the indoor tournament for the third time, matching the tally of his coach Boris Becker in the French capital.

Unbeaten on an indoors court in two years, the Serb also made a big step in his bid to finish the year at the No. 1 spot for a third time, extending his lead over Roger Federer before the ATP Finals in London from Nov. 9-16.

“This win is for my son, this is the first tournament I won since becoming a dad,” said Djokovic, who returned to action this week after the birth of his son Stefan.

The 23-year-old Raonic, who has never beaten Djokovic in their four meetings, appeared apprehensive and could not convert his few openings.

Djokovic’s only scare came in the first set when Raonic won eight straight points but failed to convert three consecutive break opportunities.

Raonic started with an ace traveling at 223 kph (138 mph) but the Canadian was unable to use his big serve with its usual efficiency.

Andrea Petkovic wins Tournament of Champions

Fourth-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany rallied to defeat third-seeded Flavia Pennetta 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, in the final of the season-ending Tournament of Champions, clinching her third WTA title of the year.

Pennetta started aggressively and the Italian broke Petkovic’s serve three times to win the opening set in just 35 minutes.

Petkovic staged a comeback in the second set thanks to her booming serve. The German earned the only break of the set in the first game and held on to level the match.

She then broke Pennetta’s serve at 3-3 in the deciding set and cruised from there.