Djokovic, Wawrinka thrash Cilic, Berdych at ATP World Tour Finals

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World number one Novak Djokovic and Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka thrashed their opponents Marin Cilic and Tomas Berdych in straight sets on a day of one-sided matches at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.

Djokovic began his campaign for a third straight title at the O2 Arena with a 6-1, 6-1 win in 56 minutes and was joined on the top of the Group A by Wawrinka, who thrashed Berdych with the same score. The two singles matches required a combined one hour and 54 minutes.

Djokovic said that realistically speaking, maybe they both were favourites in their matches, but added that to win 6-1, 6-1 in both is maybe something that people didn't expect and they too, The BBC reported.

In light of his own win, the Serb said that it was a great performance and he was hoping he could play this way.

Djokovic is unbeaten at the O2 since 2011, has won his last 27 matches indoors and went into Monday's encounter with a 10-0 record against Cilic.

Meanwhile, for Berdych it was the fifth year in a row that he has lost his opening match at the O2 Arena. He said that unfortunately it was his worst match of the whole season, and he kept it for the start here in the World Tour Finals.

Berdych said that his game is about hitting the ball nice and clean, then one can create something, but added that at the beginning he didn't have that at all and hit so many frames.

It was a fifth consecutive victory over Berdych for Wawrinka, who said that for him, when he plays against the Czech it's always tough, but added that he can always find a solution.

Berdych only narrowly avoided a 6-0, 6-0 defeat against Djokovic in Beijing in October and he endured another humiliation at the hands of Wawrinka in London, the report added.