NOVAK DJOKOVIC WILL end the year on top of the ATP World Tour rankings for the second straight season.
Djokovic, who lost the world number one ranking to Rodger Federer in July, is set to reclaim top spot from the Swiss on November 5.
Federer, who will drop rankings points from his 2011 title wins at the Swiss Indoors Basel, BNP Paribas Masters and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, will not be able to earn enough points to finish the year ahead of Djokovic.
Djokovic will become the first player to achieve the feat in successive years since Federer finished on top of the rankings from 2004-07.
The Serbian has been a dominant force in 2012, successfully defending his Australian Open crown and triumphing at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami, Rogers Cup in Toronto and Shanghai Rolex Masters.
Djokovic also prevailed at the China Open and was a finalist at the French Open and US Open.
The 25-year-old will officially be recognised as the year-end world number one during a trophy presentation at next week’s season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
