By Chris Oddo | Monday, November 3, 2014
Novak Djokovic got the favorable draw for next week's year's World Tour Finals in London.
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The draw was made for next week’s ATP World Tour Finals in London on Monday, and world No 1 Novak Djokovic finds himself in a favorable position. The Serb will be joined by Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and Tomas Berdych in Group A of the year-end championships, while Roger Federer will be joined by Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic in Group B.
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During round-robin play, each group’s members will collide one time to decide the two semifinalists in that group. Three-time World Tour Finals champion Djokovic owns a lifetime 41-5 record vs. the members of his group, while Federer owns a 19-14 edge over the members of his group.
Djokovic expanded his edge over Federer in the race to year-end No. 1 to 1,310 points, leaving the Swiss maestro only a small window to catch him. Federer would have to win the title without losing a match to have a chance.
Federer’s biggest troubles in the group should come against Andy Murray. The six-time World Tour Finals champion has defeated the Scot twice in 2014, but only owns a 11-11 lifetime record against him.
Federer owns a 6-1 record against Milos Raonic, but he was defeated by the bomb-serving Canadian in straight sets last week in Paris. Japan's rising star, Kei Nishikori, owns a 2-2 record against Federer, which includes victories in two of their last three tilts.
Djokovic, meanwhile, has been completely dominant against the members of his group. He is 10-0 vs. Cilic, 16-2 vs. Berdych and 15-3 vs. Wawrinka.
Round-robin action begins on Sunday in London.
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