Djokovic miles ahead

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his victory during the men's singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day eight of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 22, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic has finished the year on top of the ATP world rankings, according to the final list of 2015 published on Monday.

The Serb, who also topped the rankings at the end of 2011, 2012 and 2014, finished more than 7,500 points ahead of his closest rival and world No. 2 Andy Murray.

Djokovic had finished the best season of his life in fitting style as the world No. 1 crushing Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the ATP Tour Finals title for a record fourth successive year.

Djokovic is the first player in the tournament’s 46-year history to take home the trophy four years in a row and he joins Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl on five victories at the season-ending event.

The final ATP rankings (top-20): 1. Novak Djokovic 16,585 pts; 2. Andy Murray 8,945; 3. Roger Federer 8,265; 4. Stan Wawrinka 6,865; 5. Rafael Nadal 5,230; 6. Tomas Berdych 4,620; 7. David Ferrer 4,305; 8. Kei Nishikori 4,235.

9. Richard Gasquet 2,850; 10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,635; 11. John Isner 2,495; 12. Kevin Anderson 2,475; 13. Marin Cilic 2,405; 14. Milos Raonic 2,170; 15. Gilles Simon 2,145; 16. David Goffin 1,880.

17. Feliciano Lopez 1,690; 18. Bernard Tomic 1,675; 19. Benoit Paire 1,633; 20. Dominic Thiem 1,600.