Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic waves to the crowd after beating Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of the Paris Masters 2016 Getty

Novak Djokovic takes on Marin Cilic in the quarter final of the Men's Singles clash of the 2016 BNP Paribas Masters at the AccorHotels Arena on 4 November (Friday).

Where to Watch Live

The match starts at 2.30pm GMT. Live coverage is on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1 HD. Click here for live streaming link. Also, Tennis TV provides live coverage of the match. Live scores and regular updates will be available on ATP's official website.

Overview

World number one Novak Djokovic is only two wins away from retaining his number one ranking at least for another two weeks as he reached the quarter final of the BNP Paribas Masters beating Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the third round on 3 November.

In what was a tough game for the Serb, he lost the first set only to hit back later in the game to win the match with 17 winners and 29 unforced errors. Djokovic is on a 17-match winning streak at Paris with his last loss coming to Sam Querrey back in 2012 and he is the favourite to continue that unbeaten run come Friday.

His opponent Marin Cilic comes into this clash on the back of a 6-3, 7-6 victory over David Goffin in the third round on 3 November (Thursday), dominating the game from the outset.

The big serving Croatian came into this tournament with one objective on mind which is qualifying for the season ending championships and he has achieved that after winning the Swiss Indoors event in Basel along with putting on a good show at Paris. However, it looks unlikely that Cilic would beat Djokovic here, with him being the definite underdog ahead of their clash.

Betting Odds (betfair)

  • Novak Djokovic to win: 1/4
  • Marin Cilic to win: 3

Head-To-Head

The duo have faced off 14 times in the past with Djokovic registering a 100 percent win record. They last met in the semi-final of the 2015 US Open with the Serb winning 6-0, 6-1, 6-2.

Paris Masters history

Djokovic and Cilic will face each other for the first time at the Paris Masters.

Novak Djokovic