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.
The annual return to the O2 and as a Sports Photographer I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. I started out with Marin Cilic against world number 1 Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic plays Marin Cilic in their opening matches – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2014 – 10th November 2014
Novak Djokovic plays Marin Cilic in the group B opening games. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2014. London O2 Arena. (c) Matt Bristow
Djokovic started out as he meant to go on winning in straight sets.
I then had Djokvic again this time against Stanislas Wawrinka. 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.
World Number 1 Novak Djokovic serves for the match. (c) Matt Bristow
Stanislas Wawrinka world number 4 eyes up a forehand return. (c) Matt Bristow
Novak Djokovic reaches to make a low return on his way to beating Wawrinka. (c) Matt Bristow
My next game was in the other group and was a real crowd puller. GB’s own Andy Murray playing the ever popular Roger Federer. Federer 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!
Andy Murray was never allowed a look in
Roger Federer kept his cool and barely broke sweat.
For Andy Murray it must have been lonely sat in the break being 1 set down not having won a single game
Andy Murray sprints to return a drop shot.
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.
Which left Djokovic the winner of the 2014 ATP Tour Finals with hitting a ball in the final.
Novak Djokovic celebrates after dismissing Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets and ultimately winning the tournament
Here are a few of my favorites from the week. To see full galleries and for license information please visit SportsPix
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- Stanislas Wawrinka at the net
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- Roger Federer
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- Novak Djokovic serving
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- Novak Djokovic serving
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- Thats for letting me have that game Rog!
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- Andy Murray
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- Roger Federer
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- Novak Djokovic
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- Stanislas Wawrinka serves.
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- Andy Murray
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- Novak Djokovic
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- Novak Djokovic
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- Andy Murray the face says it all
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- Novak Djokovic
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- Stanislas Wawrinka serves.
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- Novak Djokovic focused on the shot.
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- Andy Murray
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- Andy Murray
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- Marin Cilic
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- Andy Murray
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- Roger Federer
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- Marin Cilic
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- Novak Djokovic. To be world number 1 you need to have your own custom shoes!
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- World Number 1 Novak Djokovic from Serbia plays World Number 4 Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland in the group B. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2014. London O2 Arena. (c) Matt Bristow
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- Novak Djokovic digs out a return.
Events like this always attract celebrities this year I saw Alan Carr, Pippa Middleton and José Mourinho
José Mourinho has his picture taken with a fan.