Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates victory against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their men's singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Oct. 18, 2015. Novak Djokovic won 2-0 and claimed the title.(Xinhua/Fan Jun)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- World number one Novak Djokovic mastered 16th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a lopsided final match, dispatching the Frenchman with a convincing 6-2, 6-4 victory for the Shanghai Rolex Masters title on Sunday.
He was in total control from the first ball in the final, converting on four of 13 break chances while the Frenchman only had one breaking chance in the 78-minute match.
"Today the key was to get as many serves back into play to Jo because he has one of the biggest serves in the game," said Djokovic. "He has shown that in the second set, with some break points early in the set. He came up with some aces, some big serves."
"Generally I felt always in control of the match. I felt like I've done everything right. I've won many of my service games very comfortably. I didn't allow him to get into the rhythm, get into the match. Today's match, and overall the tournament, it's gone incredibly well for me."
Tsonga felt satisfied with his runner-up finish at Shanghai after suffering a three-month long injury break.
"I'm very satisfied. To come back at your best level, it's always a long process. I'm happy today to be back really close to the top 10. Like I said just before, it gave me energy to continue to work hard and try to achieve other good things," the Frenchman said.
"The first set went quick," Tsonga continued. "It's not easy to stop him. He is really consistent on his return. Today I didn't serve well enough, especially in the first set. After that, in the second, I served a little bit better, and it gave me the opportunity to have a chance on his serve. But finally I was not able to do it."
The Serb has been the king of the ATP World Tour in 2015, winning nine titles including three Grand Slams. The Shanghai title was also his third in four years in Shanghai after triumphing in 2012 and 2013.
The title was his 25th Masters 1000 title, and also further extended his lead atop the ATP Race To London standings, eclipsing the 14,000-point threshold to bring his haul to 14,285.
The win brought him the 57th title on the ATP tour and also helped Djokovic improve to 14-6 against Tsonga in their head-to-head rivalry.
The Belgrade native extended his ruthless run on Chinese soil, improving to a combined 10-0 in finals in the country. He won six China Open titles, three Shanghai Masters title and one Masters Cup title overall.
