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Djokovic wins Masters Cup final

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Published: Nov. 16, 2008 at 1:33 PM

SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets Sunday to win the season-ending Masters Cup final at Shanghai.

The scores of the season-ending tournament were 6-1, 7-5, with Djokovic recording four service breaks to only one by the fourth-seeded Davydenko.

The 6-foot-3 Djokovic raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set and never looked back.

"There's been so much going on for Serbian tennis lately that it's just incredible to describe how could we do it in such a small period of the time," Djokovic said. "It's a great achievement for me. I'm very, very happy."

Djokovic earned $1.24 million, while his Russian opponent settled for $615,000 at the exclusive $4.45 million event.

The Australian Open winner in January finished the season with a 64-17 record, and also captured a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing last summer.

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