Djokovic’s top world ranking at risk

After spending a bit of time away from the game, in peace with his newly born baby and his wife, its business time again for Novak Djokovic, the top ranked player in the world.

The 27-year old made his way to the French capital last evening to play in BNP Paribas Masters.

His opponent in the second round there will be the Germany International Philipp Kohlschreiber who demolished the local boy Edouard Roger Vasselin in the straight sets yesterday.

Djokovic might still be at the top of the world rankings, but, he is not totally safe there. He does not have a big lead over the second ranked Roger Federer.

The margin between the two is not even of 500 points now. So, it’s important for Djokovic to make sure that he wins the masters in Paris.

Djokovic has not lost any match on the indoor courts for the last two years. His last defeat in an indoor arena had come in 2012.

But, the draw that he has been given in Paris is not the easiest and he knows that. He emphasized that point while addressing the press after landing there.

In the words of the Serb, “The draw is pretty difficult. I have to play against Philipp first up and he is a very fine player I believe. He doesn’t seem to struggle on any kind of court and especially on the courts over here which are going to be slightly on the slower side, he would feel comfortable. Considering the way he has played in his first game, I am not expecting anything easy from his side. I will have to play really, really well to get better of him, that’s for sure.”

So far, there have been 6 games played between Djokovic and Kohlschreiber and the former has won 5 out of them.