Paris: Novak Djokovic's recent form suggests he could do damage at the World Tour Finals in London but for the time being, the world number three said he was concentrating on improving his poor Paris Masters record.
"I'm really not thinking about London," Serbian Djokovic, one of six players to have already qualified for the Nov. 22-29 season's finale featuring the world's top eight players, said.
"I want do well here," the 22-year-old told reporters after crushing Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Paris indoor event for the first time.
"I know it's a very important tournament and I just hope to continue the high level of performance I've had in the last two months," he added.
Djokovic, whose best results in four previous visits to the Bercy hall had been two third-round appearances, has been criticised for not trying very hard to win the final tournament of the regular season.
"I never made the quarter-finals before but I still think I can play some good tennis on this surface so I'll just try to get on the court for every match to win it," he said.
Djokovic underlined his good form by beating Roger Federer in the Basel final on Sunday, recording his third win over the world number one in five meetings this year to claim his fourth title in 2009 after Beijing, Belgrade and Dubai.
The next round promises to be testing with French Open runner-up Robin Soderling standing in his way to the last four.
"Robin has a big chance to qualify for London and he's certainly going to give it his best," Djokovic said of the versatile Swede. "He's a big server, he can play great tennis on different surfaces and he's playing the year of his life, so it will be tough."
Asked what he needed to do to get closer to the number one ranking, Djokovic said he had to perform better in grand slams.
"I haven't done a great job on the grand slams this year so I just hope I'll make that better in 2010 because that's what makes the difference between the top players rankings-wise," he said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 13, 2009, 10:25