ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS

Getting in the details of the Barclays ATP world tour finals 

The battle to finish number 1 at the end of the year. 

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are locked in a battle to end this year as Emirates ATP rank 1. 

Andy Murray who was recently crowned number 1, after winning BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, will become just 17th(since 1973) man in history to finish the year as world no. 1. 

While Novak Djokovic will look to win the world tour finals and finish the year as world no. 1 for the third consecutive year and fifth time overall. 

The last time when world no. 2 dethroned the incumbent world no. 1 at the season finale,  to finish the year with the prestigious world no. 1 ranking was back in 2001, when Lleyton Hewitt overtook Gustavo Kuerten in Sydney. 

So what all Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have to do to finish the year as No. 1 

Murray clinches if he wins the tournament. While Djokovic clinches when he wins two of his three group stage matches and then win the title. 

Should Djokovic wins two Group stage matches and meet Murray in the finals, the final will be the decider then. 

This means both players have their fate in their own hands. 

Understanding Points table

Some important aspects of points distribution :- 

Although Murray came into the tournament with a 405 point lead. His lead will cut short to just 130 points as the 275 points he earned in the last year's Davis Cup finals will be dropped on Monday, November 28, when the year end Emirates ATP rankings are calculated. Reason for this points drop being, the points which a player earns stay on his ranking for 52 weeks and then is dropped. 

Barclays ATP World tour finals point system:- 

For each group stage win a player earns 200 Points.

A semi-final win means an additional 450 points, and the final win further adds 500 points. 

Andy Murray, who is in John McEnroe group, has won his first group stage match against Marin Cilic. 

Novak Djokovic, in Ivan Lendl group, also beat his first group stage rival Dominic Thiem.

Novak Djokovic in action against Milas Raonic on Day 3

Source : Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

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