Monte-Carlo 2016 Rolex Masters

The top 9 in the Emirates ATP Rankings will slug it out in the Monte-Carlo 2016 Rolex Masters. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal look to continue the Big Four's dominance of Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo. Djokovic will be in the same half of the draw as Roger Federer, Djokovic want to retain his title and clinch a third crown at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. While Roger Federer return with a healthy body. Federer warns his fellow players that he will not be a pushover despite three months out due to injury. Federer returns to the court next week following knee surgery that keeps him from his dominant form.

The 34-year-old Swiss did not push through his planned comeback in the Miami Open last month because of a stomach virus.

Federer will start vs Thomaz Bellucci or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, with the possibility of Roberto Bautista Agut in the 3rd round. Both 8th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 9th seed Richard Gasquet could pose a threat to Federer in the quarter-finals.

2nd seed Andy Murray, 8th time champion Rafael Nadal, 2014 winner Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych headline the bottom half of the draw.

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

    1.   Serbia Novak Djokovic
    2.   United Kingdom Andy Murray
    3.   Switzerland Roger Federer
    4.   Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
    5.   Spain Rafael Nadal
    6.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
    7.   Spain David Ferrer
    8.   France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
    9.   France Richard Gasquet
    10.   Canada Milos Raonic
    11.   Belgium David Goffin
    12.   Austria Dominic Thiem
    13.   France Gaël Monfils
    14.   Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
    15.   France Gilles Simon
    16.   France Benoît Paire

Djokovic wins Paris Masters title beats Ferrer

Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion David Ferrer of Spain 7-5 7-5 to win the Paris Masters last Sunday and he is hoping to reclaim the world number one spot by the end of this year.

Tennis Highlights: Djokovic defeated del Potro to win Shanghai Masters

Novak Djokovic has dominated China beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3) on Sunday to win his second Shanghai Masters title. He also extend his winning streak to 20 in China.

Djokovic has completed a back-to-back sweep of titles at the China Open in Beijing and the Shanghai Masters for the second straight year. He's now won seven titles overall in China.

Djokovic beats Nadal for China Open crown his fourth

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the finals of China Open on Sunday 6-3 6-4. This is Novak's fourth China Open title in five years.

The Serbian improved his tournament record to 19-0 after beating Nadal in one hour and 27 minutes.

Djokovic had also won the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2012, while missing out in 2011 due to injury.

Novak Djokovic had a tough time beating Fabio Fognini

The world No. 1 Djokovic defeated Fabio Fognini 6-0, 5-7, 6-2, the struggles he encountered against the 36th-ranked Italian echoing world No. 3 Andy Murray's battle to a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over unheralded Russian Evgeny Donskoy.

Djokovic improved to 14-0 in 2013, but he was kicking himself for letting control of the match slip away in the second set, when he went up an early break only for Fognini to get back on serve with a break of his own in the seventh game.

Fognini saved a match point with a service winner in the the 10th game of the second set and broke Djokovic in the 11th.

He duly served out the set, and had Djokovic under pressure in the opening game of the third, when the Serbian fended off one break point then battled through four game points and an irksome time violation before finally holding serve.

From there Fognini began to fade. Djokovic broke him to lead 3-1 and broke him again to secure the win.

Djokovic said his difficulties hadn't dented the confidence gained from capturing his fourth Australian Open crown in January, and a fourth ATP Dubai title last week.

Azarenka, Djokovic bag titles at China Open

BEIJING - Men's Tennis' Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the final Sunday.

 In women's, top-seeded Belarus' Victoria Azarenka won her fifth title of the year by dominating second-seeded Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-1. Victoria Azarenka also beat Sharapova at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.