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 Not a bit of it.
The 28-year-old world number one's appetite for stomping all over
his supposed rivals is insatiable.
Serbian Djokovic will start as overwhelming favorite to claim a
fourth consecutive title at the year-ender, having won 14 matches in
a row at the Thames-side venue where last year ended in
anti-climactic fashion as Roger Federer withdrew from their showdown
with a back injury.
The numbers Djokovic has compiled this year surpass even his
dominant 2011 campaign when he also won three majors.
He will arrive with a 78-5 win/loss record and on a 22-match winning
streak, stretching back to his defeat by Federer in the Cincinnati
final in August.
He has owned the number one ranking since July 2014 and he will end
the year there for a fourth time -- the same as John McEnroe and
Ivan Lendl.
"In terms of the grand slams, this has been a better season than
2011," Djokovic, who would have won all four but for an inspired
Stanislas Wawrinka in the French Open final, said in an interview
with Sport Magazine.
"It's about the overall feeling of my game -- the way I play and the
way I feel on the court. I'm a more complete player physically;
technically I've improved since 2011, and mentally I'm more stable."
Worryingly, no one seems to have a clue how to stop him.
World number two Andy Murray, who is juggling the Tour Finals on
home soil with trying to win the Davis Cup for Britain for the first
time since 1936 the week after, has lost 10 of his last 11 matches
against Djokovic.
Murray failed to survive the round-robin stage last year when he was
demolished by Federer.
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Since losing to Djokovic in last week's Paris Masters final he has
practiced mainly on clay in readiness for Davis Cup duty in Ghent.
He was, however, placed in the easier-looking group in Thursday's
draw, avoiding Federer and Djokovic.
Federer, 34, always puts on a show in London -- having reached the
final four times since the event moved from Shanghai in 2009,
winning twice.
Unlike last year when several new faces qualified, this year's eight
are the usual suspects, with Japan's Kei Nishikori the least
experienced on his second appearance.
A rejuvenated Rafael Nadal is back after missing out last year
through injury and while still not quite the formidable foe he was
at his peak the Spaniard will relish testing his improvement against
Murray and Wawrinka in group play.
David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych will do well to reach the semis,
Wawrinka could be the dark horse after reaching the last four in
2013 and last year when he lost an epic to Federer.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Toby Davis)
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