Ruthless Djokovic hammers Tsonga for Shanghai Masters title

By: 9 years ago

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his semifinal match against Andy Murray of Britain in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. AP

SHANGHAI — Novak Djokovic handed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a 6-2, 6-4 beating on Sunday as the world number one won his third Shanghai Masters title to brutally underline his reign over men’s tennis.

The one-sided win in one hour, 18 minutes at the Qi Zhong Stadium gave Serbia’s Djokovic his ninth title of a season in which he also won three out of the four Grand Slam finals.