but this isa to make djokovic earn it. but this is a reignited novak djokovic and sensing weakness in his opponent, he turned the screw. the german took only three points in the final five games. ultimately, he couldn't stop the sheer skill of alexander zverev, who edged closer to a place in the semifinals. that spot however, all relied on the outcome of the match between the big serving american john is now ——john is now and the croatian marin cilic, who both suffered defeats in their opening matches. —— isner. despite a poll performance, it was marin cilic who came out on top in the second and third set,. — think it was breathtaking tennis, to be honest, from both of us. but a win isa to be honest, from both of us. but a win is a win. —— i don't think. i played well, midway through the second set i started to swing through the ball and i haven't served that rate and here i made a lot of unforced errors —— he made a lot of unforced errors —— he made a lot of unforced errors —— he made a lot of unforced errors that allowed

i am then, djokovic has been a revelation. iam back, back to then, djokovic has been a revelation., winning four titles, the us open and he is the man to beat at end of season he is the man to beat at end of season championships. that's what these great champions do. they find a way to take a step backwards and go forward. the backend is brilliant again. one of the best move is of all time. he is in great form and is still the hot favourite. escape to ta ke still the hot favourite. escape to take a heck of a performance to beat him. golf — and francesco molinari remains on course to win the european tour's race to dubai title. he enjoyed a slightly better start to the db world tour championship in dubai than title rival tommy fleetwood. molinari — who'll secure the race to dubai title with a top 5 finish — opened up with a a—under—par round of 68, and he's two shots behind the joint—leaders jordan smith and adrian otaegui. meanwhile, fleetwood — who has to win the tournament to have any chance of retaining his end of season title is one shot further back on 3—under—par. on to crick

djokovic won the first set 6—1.as forced to retire with a back injury. away from that, it's an injury to rafael nadal that ensures djokovic will now replace him at the top of the rankings. obviously, not happy to see him being injured and pulling out from the tournament, in this final race for top rankings, but at the same time, reflecting on what i have included in the last year, it is quite phenomenal achievement and of course, iam quite phenomenal achievement and of course, i am very, quite phenomenal achievement and of course, iam very, very quite phenomenal achievement and of course, i am very, very happy quite phenomenal achievement and of course, i am very, very happy and proud about it. five months ago, if you told me that i would be, i a lwa ys you told me that i would be, i always believed in myself but it was highly improbable at that time, considering my ranking and the way i play it and felt on the court. —— the way i played. and next up for djokovic is a meeting with maric cilic. the number 5 seed from

finals for the first time defeating world number one novak djokovic she will be the best moments from a traumatic. time series so much going to thank you for joining us the leaders of hong kong's pro-democracy movement have gone on trial for their roles in mass protests in the territory and twenty fourteen they have been charged with creating a public nuisance if convicted they could go to prison for seven years all have pleaded not guilty more than one hundred pro-democracy activists gathered outside the court to show their support for the defendants carrying the umbrella identified with the protesters now four years ago tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets for nearly three months to protest against what they said was chinese interference in hong kong's election. you spoke to one of the most prominent activists ahead of the trial. john king mon keeps running while he still has the chance he took up the sport when it became clear that he was due to stand trial the social professor and activist faces three counts of what authorities call inciting public nuisance opini

his potential will come under the greater scrutiny when he takes on djokovic on wednesday.t not the sort you want to see. mahut collided with a sponsor's board right in front of the umpire's chair. the match had to be delayed while he received some treatment. i have to say he was able to continue with his partner and his compatriot, herbert. they lost to their opponents. tuesday's first match at the atp finals sees kei nishikori play kevin anderson, players who both won their opening matches in london. nishikori took advantage of a sluggish roger federer on sunday, and will hope to keep up the pressure on anderson, a man he beat two weeks ago at the paris masters. former world number four greg rusedski casts his eye for us on nishkori's year. 37 years of age, i mean, he is like a fine bottle of rate red wine, getting better with age. a great start to him, beating marin cilic in five sets, what an amazing feat. a few years ago we were talking about him never winning a slam again, never being world number one, and he has done that. he moves like a 20—year—old. i mean, it is q

coming up on this programme: alexander zverev stuns world number one novak djokovic to win the season—endingtp finals. switzerland overturn a 2—0 deficit to thrash high—flying belgium 5—2 in the uefa nations league. and francesco molinari caps a fantastic season by winning the european tour's race to dubai. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. alexander zverev recorded the biggest victory of his fledgling career after seeing off novak djokovic in straight sets to win the nitto atp finals in london. the world number one a heavy favourite to win what would have been a sixth finals title, but he was outclassed by 21—year—old zverev, 6—3, 6—4. austin halewood was watching the action. despite beating zverev earlier this week, this was novak djokovic‘s turn to be outclassed. just like the first match, the opening set was too close to call. eight games went with serve, with the german more than holding his own. after dominating all week, djokovic and then lost his serve for the first time in the tournament. his opponent had his chance, and took it. game and first set, zverev. the world n

and game, set and match to alexander zverev as he stuns world number one, novak djokovic, to win the atp finals in london. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump says he's been fully briefed on an audio recording of the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. but he said wouldn't listen to the tape himself, which he described as vicious and violent. the president said he expects a report on who was responsible to be completed by tuesday. the cia was reported to have concluded that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, ordered the killing. but mr trump said those reports were premature here's some of what president trump had to say. we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to? but i've been fully briefed. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people, "should i?" they said, "you really shouldn't, there's no reason". i know exactly, i know everything that went

and novak djokovic reveals mixed feelings about being world number one again.h leaders paris st germain preparing to host second placed lille. psg are expected to welcome back their star player kylian mbappe after he was left out of last week's game against marseilles. he was punished for turning up late for a pre—match meeting. despite being the league's top scorer, coach thomas tuchel says discipline is crucial for the squad: translation: it is a process in the group. it is necessary. i don't like things like that and i don't like having to do it sometimes you have two. we have to move on and keep moving forward. rugby‘s international season gets underway this weekend, with the first game seeing world champions new zealand take on japan. the match in tokyo comes a week after new zealand beat australia in yokohama. the two sides weren't initially scheduled to meet but head coach steve hansen felt with the world cup less than a year away, it was too good an opportunity to miss. this year the opportunity to play the bledisloe appeared was too good to turn down b

he did and he may face djokovic because djokovic is facing kevin anderson.all him novak the wall djokovic. because he can touch any ball. he was the only player going through and had not lost. he looks like the favourite. elsewhere at the atp finals, jamie murray and partner bruno soares missed out on the final after losing to american pair mike bryan and jack sock. they were beaten 6—3, 4—6, 10—4 to go out at this stage of the competition for the third straight year. scotland's nations league match against albania is underway. a win by two goals for alex mcleish‘s side would leave them a point away from winning the group. but he's had to make eight changes to the team, with nine players pulling out of the squad. currently 0—0. in the women's super league, bristol city condemned liverpool to a third straight defeat thanks to first half goals from lucy graham and ella rutherford. graham put the home side in front after 16 minutes with this powerful header and they doubled their lead just five minutes later — liverpool keeper anke preuss couldn't hold on to a

djokovic had been on a 22 match winning run. we will have more later.

point was crucial and fans already knew it the two would go toe to toe for a full three sets and djokovic was more than fired up when he took the first set tiebreaker eight six. it was the forty seventh meeting between these two with hardly a chance to breathe as federer won the tight second set. was. leaving room for a third set at the paris masters with more masterful shotmaking neither federer nor djokovic conceding any ground. until the final set tiebreaker federer will go for the winner. but find the next. my thought. we went told to told to the last shot i mean it was really really spectacular match i was i was proud of this year and if it was best i've ever played against him in my career. sports junkies often take a liking to the most bizarre events on offer and we've got something that's just out there moto ball or and high rev combination of football and motocross germany and france faced off at the international dirt bike show on saturday with both sides putting on a performance their footballing count of the would be proud of his will. germany trouncing france nine three in fo

djokovic — a four time winner here — lost in striaght sets — 7—5 6—4.ian‘s first masters 1000 title. djokovic had been on a 22 match winning run. we will have more later. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? it is a packed week with peterloo, the epic drama from mike leigh. widows, which is an update of the miniseries from the ‘80s and mirai, a charming animation. peterloo, a massacre back in 1819. interestingly, mike leigh said one reason he wanted to make the film is not enough people knew about it. he said he wasn't taught about it at school. it was a peaceful demonstration, people demanding suffrage and better conditions, which was attacked by cavalry and there were deaths and terrible injuries. and we get in this film is the leadup of the events, all the players of people who will be at the march and the protest. and the forces ranging against him. it starts on the battlefield. we see a traumatised soldier return to his home land and fin

sports news now and in tennis germany's alexander has stunned the world number one novak djokovic to win the season ending a.t.p. finals in london djokovic she was the favorite had not dropped a set in the entire tournament before sunday's final but he was no match for it's federer who became the first german to win the prestigious tournament since boris becker back in one thousand nine hundred ninety five. alexander's serve was high on confidence and it showed in the opening stages. after breaking novak djokovic to serve threat of sealed a six full victory in the all important first sets. first . he turned on the saw in the second set with a delightful right of shots. saving his best for last. number leaving have it is obvious the big shot a bit out of the one first of all i want to congratulate. great week again not only this week but you know how you play the second of this year we maybe never seen it before i mean you barely lost the match i'm actually very thankful you don't want to me today. the undoubted highlights of sarah's fledgling career but one he may eclipse in twenty n

of the tennis stars and novak djokovic are under pressure to pull out of it event in riyadh next month it follows allegations that the saudis murdered journalist. and there is a consulate last month roger federer has also turned down an invitation to a country which is desperately trying to shift the spotlight to sports. rafael nadal and novak djokovic are two players at the top of their game and major star attractions which is why they've booked to play this exhibition in saudi arabia a country now firmly in the spotlight after its alleged involvement in the murder of dissident journalist jamal khashoggi. not to mention its role in the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in yemen despite increasing attention on the actions of the saudi arabian government both players gave choreographed responses this week of course i am aware of all the situation. but i have a commitment since when you. join a list last the life i was and also something happened it may but so of course we are trying to take in consideration everything all the options but right now i can say more than that through

and pressure grows on tennis stars rough on a doll novak djokovic to pull out of an event in saudi arabia that's after the murder of a saudi journalist. the country's a desperate to be a major player in sports but it's facing a big backlash. i'm swimming so much going to thank you for joining us divers in indonesia have found a black box from the passenger jet that crashed on monday killing one. eighty nine people they hope the device will shed light on the cause of the tragedy the lion air boeing seven thirty seven went down thirteen minutes after taking off from the capital jakarta authorities have asked families of the dead to try to identify their loved ones by looking at some of the belongings retrieved from the sea. a body plucked from a watery grave the family are beside themselves villagers are on hand to support them as they grieve. a funeral of one of the victims of lion air flight j.t. six one zero but there's still no clear answer about why the plane crashed on monday. the investigation continues much more of the plane remains hidden beneath the sea surface. but since monday d

after breaking novak djokovic has sealed a six full victory in the all important first set. her third. on the stall in the second set with a delightful right of shots. the about saving his best for last. five i. have a bum believe me have it it's obviously the biggest shot of that i've ever won first of all i want to congratulate your work on a great week again not only to say it but you know how you play the second half of this year we maybe never seen it before when you barely lost a match or.

it is time for sports now here's lia thinks liz novak djokovic is one win away from the paris masters title holby on the court against karin catching off in the next few minutes after coming through a semi final encounter with longtime rival roger federer joke of it shaded the first set on a tie break but did loose this point rather bizarrely when the ball bounced off the net and rebounded off the frame of federer's racquet. federer hit back in the second the swiss taking seven five to keep his dreams of a hundredth career trophy alive. but djokovic showed the ferocity that had him on a twenty one match winning run going into the semifinal at the third set also went to a tie break but djokovic took it to make it twenty two wins in a row to serve but will be crowned world number one next week no matter what he does in sunday's final. that you would be deserved if you won the match as well we weren't told to told to the la shelter i mean it was really really spectacular match of i was i was proud of this year and if it was the best i've ever played against him in my career even just as

djokovic is in group guga kuerten alongside alexander zverev, marin cilic and john isner. american isner of course replacing nadal. while in group lleyton hewitt — federer, a six—time former champion at the event has been drawn with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and kei nishikori — who replacesjuan martin del potro. liverpool midfielder xherdan shaqiri will miss the side's champions league game against red star belgrade in serbia on tuesday. he's been left out of the squad in order to "avoid any distractions" that may be caused by his albanian heritage. during the world cup, shaqiri scored for switzerland against serbia and celebrated by making a double—headed eagle gesture, which symbolises the albanian flag. we come here as a football team. we represent one of the biggest football clu bs represent one of the biggest football clubs in the world. that is why we are here, to play football. and we want to focus on that. that's all. because the situation, people know better how the situation is. we decided not to bring xherdan shaqiri. he is our player and he will play a lot

and no problem for novak — djokovic wins his first match at the world tour finals in london.re well placed for victory in the second match of the t20 world cup in west indies. this the first they've played, after the first was a wash—out. england got off to a great start, anya shru bsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cup last year, striking with her third ball. england's bowlers stayed on top; kirstie gordon taking three wickets on her debut, having previously played for scotland. bangladesh only made 76—9, but england have made a bit of a meal of the run chase. danni wyatt out to the very first ball of the innings. this is the very latest score... england on top and looking good to achieve the runs needed to win that match. the test match special team are on the air now — and there's in—play video highlights on the bbc sport website. joss butler could be asked to bat at number three for england in the second test with sri lanka on wednesday. despite victory in the first test, their first overseas in two years, joe root is expected to make changes to england's t

finals for the first time he beat world number one novak djokovic edge will bring you all the highlights from a dramatic match. i brought. thomas welcome and thanks so much for joining us we begin in hong kong where the trial has started against the leaders of large scale pro-democracy protests now if convicted they face seven years in prison more than one hundred democracy activists gathered outside the court room to show their support for the defendants carrying the umbrellas a dent a fight with their protests four years ago tens of thousands took to the streets for nearly three months to protest against political interference by china in hong kong's elections. all the defendants have pleaded not guilty guilty the trial is set to last for about three weeks we met with one man who's could be spending years in prison before he went to court. john king mon keeps running while he still has the chance he took up the sport when it became clear that he was due to stand trial the socialist you professor and activist faces three counts of what authorities call inciting public nuisance i think i

finals for the first time defeating world number one novak djokovic we bring you the best moments from a dramatic match. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in hong kong three leading pro-democracy campaigners have gone on trial they have pleaded not guilty to public nuisance charges after sparking some of the biggest demonstrations in the city's recent history more than one hundred demonstrators rallied outside court to voice support for the leaders of the two thousand and fourteen movement demanding political reform in the face of increasingly assertive chinese rule it was dubbed the umbrella movement because protesters used to shield themselves from tear gas. now the trial could see some of the semi-autonomous city's best known campaigners jailed for up to seven years did he spoke to one of the activists ahead of the trial. john king mon keeps running while he still has the chance he took up the sport when it became clear that he was due to stand trial the social professor and activist faces three counts of what authorities call inciting public nuisance i feel it's my p

sports stars reconsider playing in saudi arabia pressure on tennis champion traffic talent novak djokovic to pull out of an event in the kingdom is growing the backlash could cost south an extreme of becoming a major sports factor. i'm fogel welcome to the program divers in indonesia have located a black box from the line and passenger jet that crashed on monday it's open device will shed light on the cause of the tragedy in which one hundred eighty nine people died the boeing seven three seven went down thirteen minutes after taking off from the capital jakarta. the heat is on for indonesian aviation authorities they're under huge pressure to explain what went wrong on the line of flight and this could help them one of the plane's black box recorders recovered among parts of the boeing seven three seven plane. now that we've retrieved the black box. we hope to unravel the mystery as to why the plane crashed. one of the salvage teams said they dug deep to find the box that was buried in the debris on the sea floor. examination of the wreckage continues but it's tricky and slow going much

finals for the first time to be world number one novak djokovic will bring you the highlights from a dramatic match. i'm brian thomas welcome and thanks so much for joining us the leaders of hong kong's pro-democracy movement have gone on trial for their roles and a mass protest there in two thousand and four. game if convicted they face seven years in prison all have pleaded not guilty more than one hundred pro-democracy activists gathered outside the courthouse to show their support for the defendants carrying the umbrellas the den to fight with those protests now four years ago tens of thousands took to the streets for nearly three months to protest interference by china in hong kong's elections. spoke to one of the activists ahead of the trial. john king mon keeps running while he still has the chance he took up the sport when it became clear that he was due to stand trial the social you professor and activist faces three counts of what authorities call inciting public nuisance i think it is my priority nod to do on that i think it is important to cheer myself and my fellow suppo

finals for the first time been feeding the world number one novak djokovic will bring you the best moments from a dramatic next. time so we so much going to it's good to have you with us britain and the e.u. are facing what could be a game changing week over bricks that last week they announced a draft withdrawal deal over the next few days they will be scrambling to finalize a declaration on the future relationship between britain and the e.u. british prime minister theresa may has been stepping up efforts to promote the deal at home but she's facing opposition from hard liners she has urged them to support her by saying that the future of the nation is at stake. these next seven days are going to be critical they are about the future of this country it's about people's jobs about their livelihoods it's about the future for their children and grandchildren the change of leadership at this point isn't going to make the negotiations uneasy and it's not going to change the parliamentary arithmetic what it will do what it will do is bring in a degree of uncertainty that's uncertainty for peop

that was first set that djokovic had lost this week.aving the top seed with a mountain to climb, going on to win the second set 6—3. zverev is the youngest to win the title since djokovic won at the same age in shanghai in 2008. and afterwards, zverev paid tribute to the world number one. everybody knows how good a tennis player you are, but i want to mention how good a person you are as well. we had so many talks, not only about tennis but about other stuff, about life. you are also very good sharer in this world. i appreciate you sharing titles with me and matches as well. obviously you could win any match that you want but i appreciate you letting me win one today. england and defending champions west indies have already qualified for the semi—finals of the women's world twenty20 but they are playing each other this evening to determine who they will face there. the winners will come up against australia, with the losers meeting india. west indies won the toss and decided to field. england lost danielle wyatt for just 1. a few moment

it is currently 11—3 to djokovic, currently going with serve, though.okovic would also make him, at 31, the oldest winner of the season—ending tournament. you can watch the match live now over on bbc two. in rugby union, two late tries helped england's women beat canada 27—19 at doncaster. the red roses led at half—time, before tries from kelly smith and then this one from abbie scott sealed the win. it means england stay undefeated this autumn, with a final match against ireland next saturday. champions exeter have gone back to the top of rugby union's premiership with an injury—time win over bristol, in a dramatic match at ashton gate. bristol — who were 11th in the table before kick—off — led 26—12 early in the second half, thanks to this try in the corner from luke morahan. and they almost held on... ..until in the 83rd minute. the chiefs were awarded a penalty try for illegally bringing down this maul. they won 31—29 to go ahead of saracens on points difference. now let's round up some of today's other news. great britain's women are still without

djokovic is looking almost unbeatable those in the?ng through and had not lost. he looks like the favourite. elsewhere at the atp finals, jamie murray and partner bruno soares missed out on the final after losing to american pair mike bryan and jack sock. they were beaten 6—3, 4—6, 10—4 to go out at this stage of the competition for the third straight year. in the women's super league, bristol city condemned liverpool to a third straight defeat thanks to first half goals from lucy graham and ella rutherford. graham put the home side in front after 16 minutes with this powerful header and they doubled their lead just five minutes later — liverpool keeper anke preuss couldn't hold on to a long—range shot and rutherford was quickest to react for her first goal for the club. liverpool did pull one back, but city held on for the win that sees them climb up to sixth in the league. scotland face albania in the nations league this evening. much of the build up to the game has been dominated by the number of withdrawals from the scottish squad.

brent: the tennis stars were filmed the doubt and novak djokovic are under pressure to pull out of an event in saudi arabia next month. this follows allegations that the saudi's murdered journalist jamal khashoggi in there consulate last month. roger federer has turned down an invitation to a country that is desperate to shift the spotlight to sports. >> raphael nadal and joe back -- novak djokovic are at the topopf their games. that is why they booked this expedition in saudi arabia, aa country now fifirmly in ththe spotlight after its allegedly involvement in the murder of dissident journalilist jamal khashoggggi. not too mention its role in the ongogoing conflict and humanitarian cramp --- humanitarian conflict in yemen. despite the actions of the government, but playerers gave choreographed responses. >> as far as i am aware, i have the commitment since one year ago to play there. it is terrible that one journalist lost the life. also something happened that was for dad. -- that was s very bad. >> we are trying to take into consideration all of the options. >> for its general spor

after breaking novak djokovic's serve,e,e got a 6-6-4 victory in the all important first set. he turned on the style in the second set with a delightful array of shots. saving hisis best for lalast. >> game, zverev. >> obviously the biggest title that i have ever won. furthehermore, i want to congratulate novak on a great week, not just this week, but the way you played the second half of this year. we have never seen it before. he barely lost -- you really lost a match. i'm grateful you lost once to me. reporter: it is one that he may" in 2019. -- eclipse in 2019. terry: german foreign the three driver has undergone a successful operation on a fractured vertebrae following a crash on sunday. doctors say she had movement in her limbs but will remain in intensive care for observation. the 17-year-old lost contrtrol f her car and plummeted into a phphotographers bunker at a sped of more than 275 miles an hour of a japanese driver, to photographers, and a marshall were taken to the hospital with various injuries. just a reminder of the top stories we are following on "dw news" to

regardless of his result in london, djokovic will end the season at the top of the rankings, somethinge start of the year. it looks quite improbable that i would be in this position, here at number one. not just because would be in this position, here at number one. notjust because of the rankings, i think there was 22. that is because of how i felt on the court, how i played. but there was was part of me to believe they can make it back and a thought was impossible. ijust make it back and a thought was impossible. i just thought that the time it might take more time than i wish it to be. also on monday, england women will play their first match of the world twenty20 in the west indies against bangladesh. their first game was postponed due to heavy rain in st lucia. 66 per cent of the average rainfall for the month of november fell in 2a hours on saturday. england are strong favourites, having beaten bangladesh in both their previous international games. boca juniors drew 2—2 with river plate in the copa libertadores final first leg on sunday. the weather — which cancelled kick off on

his country it's even having an impact on the world of sports tennis stars rafael nidal and novak djokovic are under pressure to pull out of an event in riyadh next month roger federer has already turned down an invitation to travel to saudi arabia. they're vying to finish the year as the world's best player rafael nadal and novak djokovic are two players at the top of their game and major star attractions which is why they've booked to play this exhibition in saudi arabia a country now firmly in the spotlight after its alleged involvement in the murder of dissident journalist jamal khashoggi. not to mention its role in the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in yemen a collision between sport in geopolitics despite increasing attention on the actions of the saudi arabian government both players gave choreographed responses this week. where will fall the situation. but i had the commitment. last. something happened. so of course we're trying to take in consideration everything all the options but right now i can't say more because as i said just the question before we have to get more

after breaking novak djokovic to serve threat of sealed a six full victory in the all important first sets. first . he turned on the saw in the second set with a delightful right of shots. saving his best for last. number leaving have it is obvious the big shot a bit out of the one first of all i want to congratulate. great week again not only this week but you know how you play the second of this year we maybe never seen it before i mean you barely lost the match i'm actually very thankful you don't want to me today. the undoubted highlights of sarah's fledgling career but one he may

sports news for you now and in tennis novak djokovic has ended roger federer's hopes of the one hundredth career title this week at the paris lost as the serbian prevailed in that tight semifinal joke of it took the first set off for a nail biting tie break when federer went. to the match the soon level one federal hit back in the second set with some stunning shots a swiss break would be did i however djokovic winning the third set to power into sunday's final against a car and. the bundesliga show is on and just a moment with public fairly yeah so have all the highlights for you from the game so far this weekend including leaders dortmund at old spoke find out if they managed to extend their advantage at the top of the table. you're watching news life from berlin there's more for you at the top of the hour and don't forget you can always get the latest news on our web site that's t w thanks so much for joining us. first. home. of species. we're sitting. here those are big changes and most start with small steps and became good morning to you as tell stories of could you do steeple into

well in tennis novak djokovic has ended roger federer's hopes of one hundred career title at the paris masters this week the serbian prevailed in the tight semifinal djokovic took a first set after a nail biting tie break when federal went along for the match western level when federer hit back in the second set with some stunning shots the swiss great was denied however winning the third set to power into sunday's final against karen hatton of. and the bundesliga shows on in a few minutes with us pablo foley alias will have all the highlights from the game so far this weekend stick around to see how dortmund extended their late at the top of the table with the women involved back then main rivals by in munich slipped up behind. also in culture news now in a powerful antiwar performance by one of germany's top orchestras in november nineteenth forty of the germany bombed the british city of coventry composer benjamin britten's war requiem turned that world war two air raid into a piece of music when a new cathedral was opened in one thousand nine hundred sixty two britain's war requiem

saudi arabia has invested heavily in sports if the exhibition goes ahead djokovic will pocket one million dollars each for their participation big money but at what cost. yeah there's a lot at stake here including a lot of money to talk about this i'm joined now by orica frank talk she is the director of the libet center for modern oriental studies here in berlin it's good to have you back on the show the pressure that we're seeing on these tennis stars right now not to travel to saudi arabia. it's because of the korean prince is is it possible to say that saudi arabia has become a pariah state no it's definitely not a pariah state i think at the moment it is in pretty troubled waters and it's quite unclear there's actually a kind of struggle going on on how to treat a mamak been said man and potentially his father the king and there's a lot of discussion about how to proceed but there is also strong pressure to just keep matters business as usual and i think the sports events are part of that i mean what you read is that the the the true story at least is what people inside have been rep

finals in london with a straight sets victory over the five time champion all back djokovic has. this was the biggest win of twenty one year old alexander's baird's courier so far the german beating world number one novak djokovic to win the a.t.p. finals first of all i want to congratulate nobody even a great week again and not only to say it but you know how you play the second round this year we maybe never seen it before i mean you barely lost a match i'm actually very thankful you don't want to me today so. i know. joke a bitch was struggling from the start losing the first set six four he kept crumbling for the rest of the match. was there to capitalize on his every mistake. djokovic started the year outside of the world's top twenty with a debilitating elbow injury he even came back to win wimbledon and the u.s. open and will finish this year as the world's top ranked player. but in this final the german outperformed the serb in every way having never made it beyond the quarter finals in a grand slam vera of won the second set six three with one hand and with it the title

finals in london the clear favorite djokovic headon dropped a set or service game in the entire tournaments before sunday's final but he was no match for us there if becomes the first german to win the prestigious tournament since boris becker in one thousand nine hundred five. alexander serve was hoisted confidence and showed in the opening stages thanks after breaking novak djokovic has served still does six full victory in the all important first set. perth. he turned on the stall in the second set with a delightful right of shots. saving his best for last. five months. i believe we have it is obviously a big shot a bit of a first of all i want to congratulate. great we began early this week but you know how you play the second hour of this year we maybe never seen it before i mean you barely lost a match i'm actually very thankful you last one to me today. the undoubted highlights of sarah's fledgling career but one he may eclipse in twenty nineteen. and a quick reminder now of our top story. german chancellor angela merkel and french president and i don't like can say they hope to sign

i'm staying in the french capital in tennis novak djokovic has suffered a surprise defeat by russian carron hatch and off in the final of the paris mosque has joke of it if you can see here in blue beat roger federer set a semi final but how dramatically ended his winning streak of twenty two matches the world number eighteen one in straight sets seven five six four spite the defeat djokovic will still take over as tennis world number one on monday. now the bundesliga show is coming up next after a short break and will be discussing plans for a european super league with a form of been this league of midfielder michel dempsey will also bring you all of sunday's gold and see if blood could manage to jump up to second in the table in that clash with local rivals just a little a lot more in just a couple of minutes. it watching the news live from berlin don't forget there's always a website that you can still call the for now on behalf of the whole team thanks so much for watching. they make a commitment.

novak djokovic was bidding to match roger federer‘s total of six titles.zverev in the biggest match of his career after beating roger federer to get to this match. the german took the first set, the first set that djokovic has lost this week. in the last few moments, the upset was complete, zverev winning the match 6—4, 6—3, the biggest result of his young career. before this, he had only taken three masters titles, but has been tipped by many as a future grand slam champion. great stuff. open champion francesco molanari has won golf‘s race to dubai. molanari could only have been beaten to it if tommy fleetwood had won the world tour championship, but the englishman finished a long way down the leaderboard. the tournament was instead won by his compatriot danny willett — this is his brilliant approach on the 17th in dubai. willet finished on 18 uder par, two clear of the pack. it's his first win since the masters two and a half years ago. it was a tricky old road. it probably won't sink in for a while. with all the ups and downs, injuries and this and that

and spare of will now face novak djokovic in the final the world number one chris passed kevin anderson in straight sets six two six two djokovic is aiming to win a record equalling six a tape a finals title. watching data billie news more coming at the top of the hour i'm rebecca mrs thanks for joining me. on. this to show the story of the first movement we're told some different perspectives by peter craig from the eastern european perspective from the cow for example spectrum from the perspective of turkey and the arab world. e.w. dot com slash w w one. too many movies lead to the technology digital advances are transforming the more we will be busy getting ready for. the second season of our documentary series founder sally. join germantown. as they explore our digital future. tally starts november twenty fourth b.t.w. . and until yesterday it is one of the world's leading contemporary historians and today we want to discuss a potential new fear of germany with him mr carter during a recent speech in brussels a polish politicians said he fears a germany that doesn't lead more than o

in straight sets six two six two djokovic she's aiming to win a record equalizing sic a.t.p. finals title. you're watching the news from berlin plenty more coming up at the top of the hour of course you can always get the latest around the clock on our web site that is. dot com i'm going to humphrey in berlin thanks for your company c.c. . history shows the story of the first woman to more told from different perspectives by peter craven from the eastern european perspective from the car for example script from the perspective turkey from the arab world. t w dot com slash w w one. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with six people in a room for a very similar it was hard i was for. i even got white hair and. learning the german language hit me a lot this gets me little push me to instruct it's like you want to do their story the lights were fighting and reliable information for migrants. this week and we'll have stories. of the effects of u.s. sanctions on ordinary iranians searching for mines in eastern ukraine. but as we begin in mexico with thousands of migrants are

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