Djokovic downs Federer in Mubadala Tennis Championship!

                                         Nole downs Federer again!

                           

    Novak needed less than an hour to beat last year’s finalist Roger Federer in the semi-final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

   ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-ranked Djokovic swept aside Federer 6-2, 6-1 to reach the final of the World Tennis Championship exhibition Friday.

 
   Nole will face the winner of the all-Spanish clash between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer in the final of the six-man invitational tournament on Saturday.
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Novak through to US Open semis after epic battle!

   Novak is through to his fifth career US Open semi-finals!
 
    Top-seeded Novak Djokovic came through his toughest test so far at Flushing Meadows on Thursday, winning his quarter-final match against fellow Serbian and world no.20 Janko Tipsarevic.
   Novak was leading 7-6(2), 6-7(3), 6-0, 3-0 when Janko decided to retire due to injury after 3 hours and 27 minutes.
 
   In the most dramatic match so far at the last Grand Slam of the season, the world no.1 clinched his 62nd victory in 2011 and is only one step from defending 1200 points he won last year by reaching the finals.
 
   The first two sets were long and brilliant. It really was a titanic battle with great points, beautiful and breathtaking tennis.
 
   The opening set at the world’s largest tennis stadium lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. Confident Janko started better, breaking Novak in the very first game. He had another break point in the third game, but Nole managed to save it with a blistering ace. Djokovic capitalised on his second break point in the fourth game with a stunning forehand down the line and leveled the result. One more break in the sixth game and a hold for 5-2 lead, but Janko fought back, broke Novak’s serve twice to go 6-5 ahead. The 2001 Australian Open junior champion was serving for the set when Nole put the pressure on him and broke back to lead the set into a tie-breaker. The 24-year-old Belgrade native won it 7-2.
 
   Tipsarevic put the disappointment of the lost set behind him and opened the second set with a commanding service game. Novak started the second set like the first. He double-faulted to hand Janko three break points. Janko used his chance, made an early break and held to increase his lead to 3-0. He again had opportunities to expand the lead, but failed to convert two break points in the fourth game. Nole came back, breaking Janko's serve in the fifth game and holding for 3-3. The set was also decided in a tie-breaker. This time Tipsarevic claimed it, 7-3, and leveled the match at one set all.
 
   Nole was dominant in the third set. He stepped up his game and raced to 6-0 with a triple break.
 
   Janko was struggling with his movement and could no longer carry on. He retired being 0-3 down in the fourth set.
  SOURCE: Novak Djokovic Official WebSite
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Berdych retires, Nole to face Murray in Cincinnati final

Novak is into his third Cincinnati finals!
 
    Nole took the first set 7-5 when no.8 seed Czech Tomas Berdych retired after 52 minutes of play with fears of aggravating an injury.
   The top-seeded Serbian star started with an excellent opening service game. Berdych responded in convincing fashion. The Czech faced a break point in the fourth game but held with a couple of big-hitting serves. Nole was broken in the seventh game. Berdych was serving for the set in the tenth game when the world no.1 fought back to level the result. Nole raced through his service game to love, and then put the pressure on Berdych who produced four unforced errors to lose the set. The Czech then decided to pull out.
 
“ It’s great I’m in another final. It's a great achievement. Tomorrow I'll try to get another title, ” said Novak. “ I hope it’s not going to be too hot and let’s hope for another good match. We have a good rivalry, same age, same generation and it’s nice to play him in a final again. ”
 
Match statistics: aces (4-4), double faults (3-2), winners (9-14), unforced errors (8-22).
The 24-year-old Belgrade native has dropped only one set so far, to no.6 seed Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals.
 
   Nole added one more victory to his stellar record in 2011 and he now has a sizzling 57-1 match record on the season.
 
In the first semi-final earlier today Andy Murray beat American Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6.
 
Nole will face the fourth-seeded Brit on Sunday at 12.30 local time (18.30 CET) in a repeat of the 2008 Cincinnati Masters final.
  SOURCE: Novak Djokovic Official WebSite
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Novak new world no.1, plays Nadal in Wimbledon final!

   NOVAK DJOKOVIC is the new world tennis King!
 
   Nole’s dream Wimbledon run continued on Friday as the second-seeded Serb defeated France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first semi-final of the day on Centre Court.
“ My goal in tennis is to become number 1 ”, said Nole at the age of 7, and seventeen years later, the 24-year-old Belgrade native has made one of his dreams come true when he outplayed the Frenchman 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-7(9), 6-3!
 
  Novak booked a final berth at the Wimbledon Championships for the first time in his career, and as a result of reaching the finals, the best Serbian tennis player will become the world no.1 taking over from Rafael Nadal.
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Novak downs Murray in thriller, faces Rafa in Rome finals!

The Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is still unbeaten in 2011!
 
    No.4 seed Andy Murray got really close to ending Nole’s run, but the Serb prevailed in a thriller 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2) on Saturday evening to progress into the finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, his seventh ATP final of the season.
   The world no.2 started strong breaking Murray in the second game of the opening set. The Scot broke back immediately, but Nole converted two more breaks of serve in the fourth and sixth games, and served it out to 15 for 6-1.
Novak hit 11 winners to Murray’s 4, and made 8 unforced errors to the Brit’s 14.
 
   The statistics pretty much changed in the second set in Murray’s favour. He was making less errors, while the level of Novak’s game dropped. Murray won the opening game to love closing it with an ace. A break in the sixth game was enough for the no.4 seed to take the set 6-3 and level the match up at one set all.
 
   Djokovic broke his opponent’s serve in the fourth game of the decisive final set, but couldn’t keep the advantage. Murray fought back in the fifth converting his break point with a fantastic return and held to equalise the result to 3-3. The Brit made another break in the seventh game, but this time Nole broke back to level at 4-all. The 23-year-old Belgrade native was broken again in the ninth game, but he came back into the match when Murray double-faulted on a break point. The set went into a tie-breaker, Novak made two mini-breaks and won it 7-2.
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Impressive Nole overcomes Ferrer test, reaches semis in Madrid!

   World no.2 Novak Djokovic extended his season-opening winning streak to 30 matches at the Mutua Madrid Open, surpassing the best start in men’s tennis in 25 years!

   Djokovic, the Australian Open champion, beat no.6 seed Spaniard David Ferrer, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 27 minutes on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.
   Nole was broken in the second game of the opening set, but he broke back immediately and held to level the result. The 23-year-old Belgrade native broke Ferrer’s serve once again in the ninth game and closed the set 6-4 in 44 minutes.
 
   Djokovic made a break in the opening game of the second set and consolidated it for 2-0 lead. He lost his momentum in the sixth game and let his opponent come back into the match. Novak was serving to stay in the set, when Ferrer broke him for the second time to take the set 6-4 and level the match up at one set all.
   The second-seeded Serb stayed calm and focused, mentally strong. He made a crucial break in the fifth game of the decisive final set, kept the advantage and broke the Spaniard again in the ninth game to seal the set and match 6-3.
 
This is Novak's first win over Ferrer on clay.
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Novak downs Federer again, faces Nadal in the finals!

  The stage was set for the world no.2 rankings battle between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals on Saturday.
  Third seeded Djokovic reached his third final of the season with a fantastic 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over the Swiss in 2 hours and 6 minutes and will retake the no.2 position on Monday, March 21!
 
  The Serbian extended his unbeaten run to 19 straight matches, including a 17-0 record in 2011.
  This was Nole's third consecutive win over the 16-time Grand Slam champion. He defeated Federer in both their meetings this year en route to the Australian Open and Dubai titles.
 
  The 2008 Indian Wells champion made a break in the fifth game of the first set. He faced two break points in the very next game, but saved them both with great serving. The best Serbian tennis player sealed the game with a fantastic volley for 4-2 lead. Federer was serving to stay in the set when Nole brought up two set points at 15-40. The Swiss saved the first but hit wide on the second and Djokovic took the set 6-3 in 43 minutes.
 
  Nole lost his momentum in the second set. He was broken twice, in the third and ninth games, and Federer won it 6-3.
 
The 23-year-old Belgrade native broke Federer’s serve already in the opening game of the decisive third set and then saved two break point opportunities before holding for 2-0. The Swiss broke back in the fourth game to equalise the result, but Djokovic found his rhythm again, put the pressure on Federer and broke his serve two more times, in the fifth and seventh games for 5-2 lead. Nole faced a break point in the eighth game but held and closed the set and match 6-2.
 
" Before the three consecutive wins, he had three consecutive wins, so it's changing," said Novak, "but I feel I've been more confident stepping on the court to face him than I have been in the last few years and I'm just happy about it. "
 
" That was the biggest test of the tournament for me today. Any time I play Roger, it's a big challenge. He's a great champion, especially in the later stages of a tournament when he plays his best tennis. I played fantastic in the first set and then lost that break at the start of the second and got him back into the game. I was really fortunate to get the crucial break at 2-2 in the last set. "
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Ana and Novak advance into Hopman Cup finals!

                Serbia is through to the finals of the 23rd edition of Hyundai Hopman Cup!
   After victories over Kazakhstan and Australia with maximum score 3-0, Serbia needed to win just one of today's three matches to reach Saturday's final.
    Novak brought the point with a straight sets win over world no.178 Belgian Ruben Bemelmans, 6-3, 6-2, for the first place in group A.
 
A break in the first and two breaks in the second set were enough for convincing victory in 63 minutes.
 
Earlier today Ana Ivanovic lost to Justin Henin 4-6, 3-6.
 
Belgians won mixed doubles 3-6, 6-4, 10-4.
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Brilliant Novak and Janko down Czechs! Serbia is in DC finals!

  Serbia is in the FINALS of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for the first time in its history! Serbian team defeated Czech Republic 3-2 in packed Belgrade Arena.
In the first match of the day, Serbian no.1 Novak Djokovic brought the second point to Serbia with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over world no.7 Tomas Berdych to level the score against Czechs in their semi-final tie on indoor hard court in Belgrade.
  The match lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes.
 
A break in the seventh game of the opening set was enough for Berdych to take it 6-4.
 
  World no.2 found his rhythm in the second set. The US Open runner-up overcame an injury scare, played bravely and aggressively and took the initiative. He broke his opponent’s service in the eighth game and won the set 6-3.
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Novak saves 2 MPs, downs Federer for second US Open final!

   Novak Djokovic saved two match points in a five set thriller to defeated no.2 seed and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in 3 hours and 44 minutes for a place in his second US Open final!
  Djokovic was pushed to deuce in the opening game of the match. The Serb found his rhythm in time to set up a game point with the first ace before going on to hold. Novak earned himself two break points in the second game, but Federer held. The Swiss missed his chance for break in the third game. Nole broke his serve in the sixth game, but Federer broke back immediately and made one more break in the eleventh game which was enough for him to take the first set 7-5 in 51 minutes.
 
  Novak was brilliant in the second set. He broke his opponent’s service twice, in the second and sixth games, and won it 6-1 in just 26 minutes.
  There were no chances for break in the third set until the 12th game, when Federer earned three in a row, which were also set points. He converted the first to clinch the set 7-5.
  Djokovic raised the level of his game in the fourth set. He put the pressure on no.2 seed and just like in the second set made a double break and cemented it with a love hold for 5-1. The 23-year-old from Belgrade served it out 6-2.
  The match went into a deciding set, the first time they have played a fifth set against each other in their career. Nole pushed Federer to deuce in the third game, but the Swiss held. The best Serbian tennis player put up a great fight again in the seventh game, but Federer survived. Novak faced two break/match points serving to stay in the match in the tenth game, but fought bravely and held to level the result. He then made a break to go up 6-5 earning himself opportunity to serve out the match. He saved a break point before closing the set and match 7-5.
 
Djokovic has been beaten by Federer at the US Open for the past three years, now he’s won and prevented the Swiss from reaching his seventh consecutive final in New York. With this victory, Nole will surpass Federer in the ATP Rankings as of Monday, September 13, to re-claim the no.2 spot.
 
It's Novak’s sixth win in their sixteen matches.
 
" It was just a big pleasure playing in this kind of match, " said Djokovic after the victory. " It's one of those matches you'll always remember in your career, not just because you won against one of the best players that ever played this game, but coming back from match points down and playing good tennis to win in the end. I'm just so thrilled to be in the final. "
 
" To be honest I was just closing my eyes and hitting forehands as fast as I can on the match points. If it goes in, it goes in. If it goes out, you know, another loss to Federer in the US Open. I managed to come back. I was very lucky. "
 
" The fifth set was very intense - mentally and physically - and took a lot out of me, " said Nole. " But in the end, it's a remarkable win, and I'm sure I will find the strength to give my best tomorrow in the court. "
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Novak downs Rafa in London, but misses semi-final spot!

  Third seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after Nikolay Davydenko beat Robin Soderling 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3. The best Serbian tennis player defeated no.2 seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets 7-6(5), 6-3 in 1 hour and 58 minutes in his final Group B round robin match on Friday.
  Djokovic and Nadal have met for the 21st time. Rafa leads their head-to-heads 14-7, but Nole is 7-3 on hard courts.
 
  Novak made a break in the opening game of the match, but Nadal broke back immediately. Djokovic broke again in the third game and faced scare in the fourth but held to increase his lead to 3-1. The Spaniard broke back in the eighth game to equalise the score to 4-4. The set went to a tie-breaker, Nole won it 7-5.
 
  Djokovic earned two break points in the fourth game of the second set. Nadal saved the first with a winner, but hit a forehand into the net on the second to hand Novak the break. The 22-year-old Belgrade native had a chance to break in the sixth game but the Spaniard held for 4-2. World no.3 faced a break point serving for the match at 5-3, but held and used his third match point to close the set and match 6-3.
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Fantastic Nole hammers Rafa; storms into Paris Masters final!

   World no.3 Novak Djokovic defeated second-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in just 1 hour and 16 minutes to reach the finals at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (€2,750,000).
   Djokovic and Nadal were battling for the 20th time. Novak’s fantastic performance knocked the spectators off their feet, and also Rafa who couldn’t find a solution for the Serb’s game.
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Djokovic downs Rafa! Faces Federer in Cincy finals!

   World number four Novak Djokovic powered into the finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati with a fantastic 6-1 6-4 win over second-seeded Rafael Nadal in 1 hour and 32 minutes.
  Djokovic started the match very well. Number four seed performed great tennis and earned himself a break point in the fourth game. He broke Nadal’s service with a backhand passing shot winner, and then held to increase his lead to 4-1. The Serb was playing very well and agressively, forcing errors from the world no.3. He made another break in the sixth game and served out the set 6-1 in 29 minutes.
 
  Novak failed to capitalise on three break points in the opening game of the second set. He earned another chance in the fifth game and used it to go up 3-2. The 22-year old faced scare in the eighth game when he handed Nadal his first break point with a cross court backhand into the top of the net, but saved it with a forehand winner and held for 5-3. Djokovic used his second match point in the tenth game and booked himself a place in the finals.
 
This was their 19th match, Nadal leads 14-5.
 
  Djokovic served 5 aces to Nadal’s 1.
He hit 21 winners to his opponent’s 10. Both players made 26 unforced errors.
The Serb capitalised on 3 of his 6 break points, while the Spaniard failed to convert the only chance he had.
 
  Nole will face world no.1 Roger Federer in the finals on Sunday. The Swiss defeated the defending champion Andy Murray in straight sets 6-2 7-6(8).
  Djokovic and Federer have played 11 times, Roger leads 7-4 (5-3 on hard). Novak won both matches in 2009, in Miami and Rome.
  SOURCE: Novak Djokovic Official WebSite
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Djokovic downs Federer! Final vs Rafa!

   Third seeded Novak Djokovic captured his 13th career title and second of the season, beating world no.179 lucky loser Lukasz Kubot of Poland in straight sets 6-3 7-6(0), in 1 hour and 50 minutes, to lift the trophy of the inaugural Serbia Open tournament.
  On his way to the finals Novak defeated compatriots Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki, and Italian Andreas Seppi. This was Kubot’s first ATP final and experienced Djokovic started the match much better.
  The best Serbian tennis player broke Kubot’s service in the second and sixth game for 5-1 lead. The Poland native earned three break points when Nole was serving for the set. He used the third and then held for 5-3. World no.3 was more successful in the second attempt and closed the set 6-3.
 
  Kubot was playing much better in the second set. Djokovic was struggling to find his rhythm, he was always behind, and twice a break down, but managed to come back from 2-5 to equalize the result. The set went to a tiebreaker and Nole won it convincingly 7-0 to clinch his hometown ATP World Tour title.
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Nole downs Wawrinka. Final vs Nadal!

     Novak was playing well in the first set. He had four chances to break, in the second and fourth game, but didn’t use them. The 21-year old lost his momentum in the ninth game. His service was giving him trouble, he made three double faults and several unforced errors. Wawrinka used his fourth break point to go 5-4 up and then closed the set 6-4.

  Djokovic raised the level of his game in the second set. He won five games in a row breaking his opponent’s service twice, and easily took the set 6-1.
 
 World number three was broken in the second game of the third set, but he broke back immediately and then held to equalise the result. The Serb was impressive in the rest of the match. He made two more breaks and won the set 6-3.
 
 Novak hit 15 winners to Wawrinka’s 24, and made 32 unforced errors to his opponent’s 58. Nole converted 5 of his 14 break points, while the Swiss capitalised on 2 of his 6 chances for break.
 
 Nole went one step further than last year, and he'll get additional 240 ATP points and €203,000.
In Sunday’s final Djokovic will try to win his 5th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, and 13th career trophy.
 
 His opponent will be world no.1 Rafael Nadal who beat no.4 seed Andy Murray 6-2 7-6(4) in the second semifinal match.
 
Djokovic and Nadal have met 15 times, the Spaniard leads 11-4.
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Djokovic downs Federer to reach the finals in Miami!

  World number three Novak Djokovic rallied from a one-set deficit to defeat second-seeded Roger Federer 3-6 6-2 6-3 in 1 hour and 46 minutes for a place in the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open (Miami).

   Federer broke Novak’s service in the fourth and the sixth game of the first set for 5-1 lead. Nole managed to break back once in the seventh game and then held for 5-3, but the Swiss closed the set 6-3.

  Nole earned two break points in the second game of the second set and converted the first for 2-0 advantage. He faced scare in the next, but held to increase his lead to 3-0. The 21-year old was broken in the fifth game, but he broke back immediately in a long game using his fifth break chance for 4-2. Federer got broken again in the eighth game and Djokovic took the set 6-2.

  The best Serbian tennis player continued in the same rhythm in the third set. He was 4-0 up with two breaks. Federer was making a lot of unforced errors. World no.2 managed to break Novak’s service in the fifth game and then held for 4-2. It looked like that might be a turnaround, but Djokovic didn’t let the match slip out of his hands and he held to love in the seventh game for 5-2. There were no breaks til the end and Nole served out the match, 6-3.

This was Novak’s third win in ten matches vs Federer.

  Both Djokovic and Federer served 4 aces and made 4 double faults.
Novak hit 20 winners to Federer’s 22, and made 30 unforced errors to Roger’s 47.
The Serb capitalised on 6 of his 10 chances for break, while the Swiss converted 4 of his 6 break points.

  Djokovic’s opponent in the finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Miami will be Andy Murray (GBR, 4) who defeated Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG, 6) in three sets.
  Novak will try to win his fifth Masters title and to repeat the success from 2007 when he lifted the trophy after defeating Guillermo Canas in the finals.
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