No. 1 Novak Djokovic wins ATP finale

Even when Roger Federer has the lead, Novak Djokovic had the answers.

The top-ranked Serb recovered from early breaks in both set and beat Federer 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 Monday in the Championship match at the ATP finals.

Federe broke Djokovic's serve to take a quick 2-0 lead in the first set and then again open the second, but both times the world's No. 1 player rebounded to get back into the match.

It's not the first time that Roger starts against me so well, "I've experience before his aggressivity, really trying to put his mark on the match. It's what he's done again."

Federer indeed started well, winning the opening nine points and 12 of the first 14 to take a 3-0 lead. He then won the first point of the fourth game, but Djokovic finally held his serve and soon broke back.

In the ninth game, Djokovic broke again to serve for the set at 5-4 but Federer evened the score and forced the tiebreaker.

"Maybe a bit of regret because I had the lead twice first before him," said Federer, the two-time defending champion. "At the end of the day, that doesn't matter. You have to get over the finish line in the set and then obviously at the match. He was better at that today.

The crowd at the O2 Arena was decidedly in Federer's favor, but they cheered loudly thoughout the match as both made spectacular shots, including a match-ending backhand passing winner from Djokovic.

"It's best way to finish the match, I guess, with a passing shot, one of my favourite shots," Djokovic said. "He came in, that was the only space left for me to make a passing shot, and I made it."

What a way to end a season, World No. 1 and the best player on the planet. Great guy too. Novak Djokovic.