The world's best player beat fifth-ranked David Ferrer 6-2, 6-1 on his debut at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in UAE. Djokovic showed why he is no. 1 at the moment and played some great tennis with remarkable shots. The message is clear. Nole is fresh and hungry to win as he has been throughout the 2011. The prestigious exhibition event which has attracted six of the world's top 10 players, was a good warm-up for the new season. Novak began his preparations with victories over Gael Monfils (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) and Roger Federer (6-2, 6-1). He will now head to Australia for the first Grand Slam of the 2012 season, the Australian Open, which starts on Monday, January 16. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more) tennis, tennis player, professional tennis player, tennis game, grand slam, atp,
Impressive Novak is the new US Open champion! Amazing season continues…magnificent performance for tenth title in 2011 and 28th career trophy! In a remarkable Monday for Novak Djokovic, the top-seeded Serb lifted his first US Open trophy at third attempt after defeating no.2 seed and defending champion Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1 in 4 hours and 10 minutes in the final in New York. It is the sixth time this year that Djokovic and Nadal have played the championship match, and again it was Nole who emerged superior, winning his fourth career Grand Slam. Nole and Rafa met for the 29th time. They produced astonishing tennis in classic final with epic rallies that brought the fans at the packed stadium to their feet. Nole walked into Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing a cap adorned with the New York City fire department logo (FDNY), paying tribute to September 11. In each of the first two sets, Nadal had a 2-0 lead, but Nole came back strong and won both. In the opening set, Djokovic won six straight games to take it 6-2 in 53 minutes. Nole found himself down 0-2 again at the start of the second set. He broke back after an epic third game that lasted more than 17 minutes and included eight deuces. The Belgrade native used his sixth break point opportunity and then held to level the result. He broke Nadal’s serve once again and consolidated the break for 4-2 lead. Rafa made a break in the eighth game but Novak kept him under constant pressure with some brilliant returns and won two games in a row to clinch the set 6-4. The third set was the longest, it lasted 84 minutes. Novak was a break up three times and had a chance to serve out the match at 6-5, but Nadal fought back and secured a tie-breaker. The Spaniard won it 7-3. Nole regained his composure in the fourth set. He held in the opening game before taking a medical timeout to treat his aching back. After that he broke Nadal twice, in the second and sixth games and served out the set and match 6-1 to lift his maiden US Open trophy. Nole has closed the gap on Nadal's lead in their head-to-head series, beating the Spaniard in their past six meetings to narrow it to 16-13. The Serbian star improved to 64-2 on the year and confirmed his status as the world's best player with a stunning victory. He now holds the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open titles. " It really sounds unreal. It's an incredible feeling, " Novak said at the ceremony. " I've had an amazing year and it keeps going. Every time I play Rafa, it's a big challenge. I want to congratulate him on a great tournament again and I wish that we have many more tough matches in the upcoming years. It's an absolute pleasure to be a part of the very few players that have won this trophy throughout history. " " Obviously I'm disappointed now but Novak's done unbelievable things, so I just want to congratulate him. What he did this year is probably impossible to repeat. " Nadal said. " I tried my best in every moment. These kind of matches are very difficult, it brings your body to the limit. I tried to play crazy but he always makes fantastic comebacks. " SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Invincible Novak continues his total tennis domination this season! The world no.1 defeated sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in 2 hours and 23 minutes in the Rogers Cup final to capture his ninth title in 2011 and 27th career trophy! Novak is having a historic season on the ATP World Tour. He has become the first man ever to win five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in the same year. The Serbian has also become the first men's player to win a tournament in his no.1 debut since Pete Sampras did it in 1993. “ History making, of course it’s special,” Novak said about the fantastic accomplishment. “Of course, it’s an honour and privilege to be part of the history of the sport that I love and that I play. ” After saving break points in the third and fifth games, Djokovic broke the last two Fish serves to take the first set 6-2 in 38 minutes. Novak lost his momentum in the second set. The American broke him twice, in the fifth and ninth games, to level the match at a set each. Novak showed his strength and character of a true champion in the decisive third set. He made a crucial break in the fifth game and kept the advantage till the end to clinch the remarkable victory. Match statistics: aces (4-7), double faults (2-3), winners (19-29), unforced errors (29-42). Djokovic’s first serve win percentage was 70, compared to 72 for Fish. Novak capitalised on 3 of his 8 chances for break, while the American converted 2 of his 10 break points. " It was another great effort from Novak, I'm getting a bit tired of this though, " joked Fish. " I'm not getting tired of this (victories), it was a pleasure playing against Mardy. My team and I have done it again, " said Novak. " It's so great to win another title. We played a great match, I had a few lucky points in the third set to break. " SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
NOVAK DJOKOVIC is 2011 Wimbledon Champion and from tomorrow the new world no.1! Serbian star Novak Djokovic continued his enthralling form in 2011, with a fantastic 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win over defending champion and top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the finals at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Sunday to capture his first Wimbledon trophy and third career Grand Slam title! Novak’s career has been leading up to this moment. " My ambition or goal is to become no.1, " he was saying. " My dream is to win Wimbledon. " He’s now realised both. By reaching the Championships final, Novak guaranteed himself the no.1 ranking, and by winning the grand final, he will have his name written in history of tennis as a winner of the most prestigious tournament in the world. " It's really hard to describe this with words except as the most special day of my life," said Nole at the trophy ceremony. "This is my favourite tournament, the one I always dreamed of winning, the one I watched when I was a child. It feels like I am still dreaming. When you're playing the best player in the world, who has won two of the last three Wimbledons, and he wins the big matches against me, I had to be on the top of my game and play probably my best match on grass ever. " Only two other men in the Open Era (since 1968) have won their first career grass-court titles at Wimbledon – Michael Stich in 1991 and Andre Agassi in 1992. This has been been a great match with both players on great form. Novak has never beaten Nadal in a major before, but he’s beaten him in all four ATP finals this year, so he got into the match full of confidence and self-belief. As he has done all year, the new world no.1 played aggressively and gave his opponent few chances. Novak got this clash underway by serving first. Both players held their serves till the tenth game, when Djokovic put the pressure on Nadal and broke him to take the first set 6-4. The 24-year-old Belgrade native raced through the second set with a double break for 6-1 in 33 minutes. There was a shift in momentum in the third set. Nadal won it 6-1, breaking Djokovic in the second and sixth games. Novak faced scare in the opening game of the fourth set, but he held to put himself ahead. We then saw an exchange of breaks when the Spaniard came back from 0-2 to level at 2-all. Nole made a crucial break in the eighth game. He earned three opportunities and capitalised on the second for 5-3 lead. The best Serbian tennis player then served out the set and match 6-3 for the fifth consecutive win over Rafa and first Wimbledon title. " I can't find words to describe the feeling that I have right now," said Nole, shortly after he captured the third Grand Slam championship title of his eight-season professional career. "I managed to achieve a lifetime goal and I managed to make my dream come true, all in three days' time. It's just an incredible feeling that I'm never going to forget. This is the best day of my tennis career. " " Congratulations to Novak and his team for the victory and his amazing season, " Rafa said. " When I won in 2008 my emotions were very high so I can imagine what it is like for him. I tried my best as always but he was better than me. " Match statistics: aces (7-5), double faults (1-1), winners (27-21), unforced errors (12-15). Djokovic has been in spectacular form this year. He improved his record in 2011 to amazing 48-1 taking the Australian Open and Wimbledon title and winning six other tournaments. Nole’s explosion of success came on the back of his superb performance in leading Serbia to the Davis Cup title, last December. Novak proved himself the best player in the world with a stunning victory and became the first Serbian man to win Wimbledon. He is ready to capture more major championships. "This is what I'm born for. I want to win more Grand Slams. I will definitely not stop here." The dominance will finally show tomorrow when the new ATP Ranking list is announced. Nole's name will shine at the world no.1 for the first time. He will have 13,285 points, 2,015 more than the second-ranked Nadal. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
The most dominant player on the tour, Novak Djokovic, keeps the dream alive.
The world no.2 continued his perfect start to the 2011 season with a fantastic 6-4, 6-4 triumph over top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the finals at the Foro Italico in 2 hours and 12 minutes to capture the Rome Masters trophy, his seventh ATP title this year. This is Nole’s ninth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, and his second in Rome (he beat Wawrinka in 2008 finals). It was the fourth final between the two best players in the world this year, and Nole’s fourth win over the world no.1. Djokovic was victorious also in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid. Novak broke Nadal's serve in the eighth game for 5-3 and was serving for the set when the Spaniard broke back. Nole continued being aggressive. He hit a fierce forehand onto the baseline and Nadal returned into the net to hand the Serb a first set point. Djokovic took full advantage of it, stepping inside the baseline and hitting a backhand across court for a winner to take the set 6-4. Novak made a break in the second game of the second set for 2-0 lead, but the top seed of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Rome fought back immediately and held to level at 2-all. The players held their serves until the tenth game when Djokovic decided to take more risk. His aggressive approach paid off and he earned three break/match points. Nadal was serving great and saved all three, but Novak fired another huge forehand which the Spaniard returned long to hand him match point no.4. The Serb grabbed the opportunity for 6-4 and his fourth Masters title in 2011! Veni, Vidi, Vici! SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Novak Djokovic is the Mutua Madrid Open champion! Brilliant Nole defeated world no.1 Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 in 2 hours and 17 minutes in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event final to capture his sixth title in 2011 and 24th career trophy! This is Novak’s first victory over the Spaniard in their ten matches on clay. Novak saved two break points in the opening game of the match. Then he made a double break, in the second and fourth games, to shock both crowd and Nadal for 4-0 lead. The Spaniard broke back once in the fifth. Djokovic was serving for the set at 5-3, he was 30-0 up, but Rafa managed to break back once again and held to level the result to 5-all. The world no.2 stayed calm, regrouped and held to love. Nole finally had some luck, two net cords fell his way, but he also took the other two points and broke the clay court expert Nadal to love to seal the set 7-5 in 68 minutes. The no.1 Serbian player hit 15 winners, 7 more than his opponent, they both made 12 unforced errors. Nadal broke to love in the first game of the second set. The game will be remembered for a remarkable point, a lob - through the legs, running back. Nole broke back immediately for 1-1. Both players held serves till the tenth game when Rafa was serving to stay in the match. Djokovic started in thrilling style. Fantastic backhand into the corner opened up a 0-30 advantage. After another lengthy rally, the second-seeded Serb earned three championship points. He converted the second to clinch his eighth Masters career title and ended Nadal's 37-0 win streak on clay, in Madrid, on his home court. Match statistics: aces (3-3), double faults (1-0), winners (26-17), unforced errors (27-27). SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Novak Djokovic is the champion of the third edition of Serbia Open! The ATP World Tour 250 event top seed captured his fifth title in 2011, and 23rd in his career, with a 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over world no.37 Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in 1 hour and 56 minutes on Sunday. This is Nole’s second triumph at his hometown tournament. He lifted the trophy at the inaugural Serbia Open 2009. The opening set went into a tie-breaker. The 23-year-old Belgrade native took it 7-4. It turned out to be crucial for the outcome of the final. Lopez was broken twice in the second set, in the third and seventh games. Nole served out the match 6-2. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Novak Djokovic's tremendous start to 2011 continues!
The world no.2 continued his dominance this year with his second win over top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in ATP finals. Novak came back from a set down to beat the Spaniard 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in 3 hours and 21 minutes in the Miami heat on Sunday for his seventh ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy! It is Djokovic’s 22nd career title and second at the Sony Ericsson Open. The unbelievable final match at Key Biscayne was 25th encounter of the top two players in the world. Nadal leads their head-to-head 16-9, but Nole now has a 9-5 record against the Spaniard on hard courts. Novak held to love in the opening game of the match with four big forehands. He was broken for the first time at the event in the third game, and then again in the fifth. The 23-year-old Serb had several opportunities to break Nadal’s serve in the fourth and sixth games, but the Spaniard held to consolidate the breaks for 5-2 lead. Nole managed to break back once, but Rafa closed the set 6-4 in 56 minutes. Novak raised the level of his game at the beginning of the second set. We saw the best point of the set at 15-0 as Djokovic sealed a stuning rally with an amazing reply to a drop shot at the tightest of angles. The Belgrade native made a break in the second game and held to increase his lead to 3-0. He served out the set comfortably 6-3. There were no breaks in the dramatic decisive third set so it went into a tie-breaker. Nole was calm and focused; he produced the big shots when it mattered most and won it 7-4. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
The best Serbian tennis player of all time, Novak Djokovic, came back from a set down to defeat top seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours and 25 minutes in a blockbuster final at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday! Nole won his twenty-first career title and third of the season, and extended his perfect record this year to 18-0 which adds further weight to the argument that our champion is currently the best player in the world! This is Nole’s sixth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, and his second in Indian Wells (he beat Fish in 2008 finals). Novak saved four break points in the fifth game of the first set, but Nadal converted his fifth opportunity when the Serb fired a forehand over the baseline. Two more breaks of serve followed and the Spaniard closed the set 6-4 in 48 minutes. Something similar happened in the second set, only this time things went better for Djokovic. We saw three consecutive breaks of serve with Novak breaking Rafa twice, in the sixth and eighth games. He saved a break point and converted his sixth set point to take it 6-3 in 1 hour. That was a huge confidence boost for Nole and he was soon 4-0 up with a double break in the decisive third set. Nadal couldn’t do much till the end of the match . Djokovic earned his first ever victory over the Spaniard in a final with two more comfortable holds of serve for 6-2. " It was just the question of momentum," said Novak after the match. "I managed to hold that very important game at 5-3 and then I was on a roll. I felt that this is the time when I had to use my opportunity and step in and be more aggressive and take it to him, and that's what I did. Again, it was just a couple of points in the end of the second set that kind of turned the match around. " SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
World no.3 Novak Djokovic won his third straight Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships trophy! He defeated top seed Swiss Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3 in 71 minutes. This is Nole's twentieth career title and second in 2011. Federer sent a forehand long to hand Novak a break point in the third game, and followed it up with another missed forehand to give the Serb an early break. Djokovic broke Federer’s serve once again in the ninth game to take the first set 6-3. Nole was broken in the third game of the second set, but he quickly regained momentum and broke back in the sixth game to level the result to 3-3. The best Serbian tennis player finished the match as he began, with a towering confidence. The 23-year-old Belgrade native converted his third break point opportunity in the eighth game and then closed the set and match 6-3. " I guess I rose to the occasion," said Novak. "I was aware of the challenge that is expecting me on the court, and I was aware of the fact that I need to be on top of my game in order to beat Roger. I was serving really well, especially the first set, holding my serve except that one game when I got broken, confidently through throughout the whole match. Just the perfect performance overall. " Both players served 5 aces. Djokovic’s first serve win percentage was 82, compared to 63 for Federer. Nole capitalised on 4 of his 10 chances for break, while the Swiss converted only 1 of his 2 break points. " I have this feeling in my head, and it's really important to know for me that I can perform this well," added Nole. "This match has probably been one of the best that I played this year. I want to keep it up, definitely. I feel physically well, fit, mentally motivated to do even more coming up to Indian Wells and Miami where I haven't done well in the last years. " " Any time I win against Roger it's a great success because he's such a great player. We all know how mentally strong of a player he is. To be able to win against Roger in straight sets as I did tonight is incredible, but I want to keep on going. I know that I have qualities to do even more, and that's what I want. " SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Novak raced to 5-0 in the second set with a double break. He earned a break/set point in the sixth game, but Murray held and broke Djokovic’s serve for the first time for 5-2. The Serb managed to break once again to win the set 6-2 in 40 minutes. There were several exchanges of breaks in the third set, but the crucial was Novak’s in the eighth game for 5-3 lead. The 23-year-old Belgrade native served it out, using his first match point for 6-3 and huge victory. Match statistics: aces (6-6), double faults (0-4), winners (26-21), unforced errors (33-47), break point conversion (7/18 - 3/4), total points won (106-78). This was the eighth encounter between Djokovic and Murray, first in Grand Slam tournaments. Nole now leads 5-3. Nole improved to a 2-2 record in Grand Slam finals. The best Serbian tennis player lost only one set during the event. " Winning a Davis Cup title and another Grand Slam title. I'm living the dream of a tennis player, definitely," said Nole after the victory. "I have been more focused and dedicated to the sport than I have ever been before. To be able to win in straight sets against a player like Andy Murray in the finals of Grand Slam, it makes my success even bigger. " " This was a great match. From the start to the last point, I did what I intended of doing tactically, what I talked with my coach, what I prepared for. It's the best way that I could ask for to start a season. Both of those guys (Federer and Murray) play their best tennis on the hard courts, as well as I do. But to be able to win against those players in straight sets is incredible. " " During this tournament I was feeling great on the court," added the Serb. "The Davis Cup win may have a big role in my great performance here in this tournament. After we won Davis Cup title I was feeling great on the court, just eager to compete. " Speaking about Murray, whom he has known since they were teenagers, Nole said: " I really have big respect for him and his game, because I think he has everything what it takes to become a Grand Slam champion. I'm sure that very soon he will be. " Djokovic won six matches en route to the finals. He beat Spaniard Marcel Granollers, Croat Ivan Dodig, his friend and compatriot Viktor Troicki, Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, Czech Tomas Berdych and four-time defending champion Roger Federer. With the victory, Nole will be no.3 on Monday, January 31, with only 85 points behind Roger Federer. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Serbia is the 2010 Davis Cup winner!!! In the first match of the day, Serbian no.1 Novak Djokovic brought the second point to Serbia with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 victory over world no.12 Gael Monfils to level the score against France in their final tie on indoor hard court in Belgrade. The match lasted 2 hours and 14 minutes. Nole opened the match with a love service game. He made a break already in the fourth game and then consolidated the break for 4-1 lead. The world no.3 faced scare in the seventh game, but held to keep the advantage. He put the pressure on Monfils, earned two break/set points and capitalised on the second to take the set 6-2 in 35 minutes. Novak continued playing great in the second set, not giving his opponent any chance. The 23-year-old from Belgrade clinched a break of Monfils's serve in the sixth game as the Frenchman hit his backhand long. The Serbian no.1 won a long rally in the eighth game to set up three break/set points and converted the third for 6-2. Djokovic came back twice from a break down in the third set and eventually broke Monfils in the tenth game using second match point for 6-4. Match statistics: aces (3-6), double faults (0-3), winners (42-42), unforced errors (18-37), total points won (94-61).
“ It was an unbelievable emotion, under the circumstances with the huge pressure, I played an amazing match,” said Novak after the match. “Everything was working for me today. This next match is maybe the most important match in all our careers, so we hope we can win. ” Viktor Troicki thrilled 15000 fans in Belgrade Arena when he clinched the third point for Serbia for 3-2 win over France and the Davis Cup title for Serbia for the first time in its history! The world no.30 beat Michael Llodra in deciding fifth rubber 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. “ This was the greatest experience in my life,” said Troicki. “I still don't believe it. I mean, probably tomorrow or in the next few days I will start feeling the emotions of winning the Davis Cup. ” “ Seriously, I think we all did a great job this year. I would like to thank everyone, the whole team. We truly believed that we could do it, even though we were 2‑1 down. No words can describe my feeling right now. ” The Serbs celebrated by having their heads shaved. Viktor described the victory as " the most unbelievable moment of my life, " while Nole added: " It's historic. This is our biggest success as individuals, as a team, as a country. " SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
World no.2 Novak Djokovic won his second straight China Open trophy and defended a title for the second time in his career! He defeated no.8 seed Spaniard David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour and 23 minutes. Djokovic was leading 3-1 on Sunday in rain suspended final. The match was postponed until 6am CET on Monday. Novak made a break already in the second game and then held to consolidate the break. At 3-1 the rain interrupted the match, and it had to be postponed until the following day. Djokovic continued the match well. He broke Ferrer in the eighth game to claim the opening set 6-2 in 31 minutes. The 23-year-old Belgrade native found himself 0-30 behind on serve in the fifth game of the second set and handed the break to the Spaniard with his first double fault. Nole broke back in the eighth game and then held to go 5-4 in front. Ferrer was serving to stay in the match when Djokovic broke his serve once again to win the set and match 6-4. " I started off really well, but then I lost the momentum," admitted Novak. "I kind of lost the rhythm, got him back into the match with some unforced errors, and it wasn't a really nice looking match from both sides. " The best Serbian tennis player will get 500 ATP points and $500,000. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Novak Djokovic and Jonathan Erlich captured the AEGON Championships trophy in doubles competition on team debut. The Serbian/Israeli pair came back from a set down to defeat Karol Beck and David Skoch 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-3 in 90 minutes. Djokovic and Erlich failed to convert two break/set points in the 12th game of the first set, so it went into a tie-breaker. Beck and Skoch were more successful and took it 8-6. Nole and Erlich broke their opponents' serve twice in the second set and closed it convincingly 6-2 in just 25 minutes. The Serbian/Israeli combination continued their domination in super tie-breaker. They won it 10-3 to capture the doubles title at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in London. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
World no.2 Novak Djokovic won his second straight Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships trophy and defended a title for the first time in his career! He defeated no.7 seed Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in 3 hours and 22 minutes. Djokovic was leading 7-5, 2-0 on Saturday in rain suspended final. The 22-year-old Serb found himself 15-30 behind on serve in the fifth game, thanks to some attacking play from Youzhny, who won a great rally with a drive volley to get to break point. Novak handed the break to the Russian with an unforced error, but managed to break back immediately for 3-3. The best Serbian tennis player held to go 4-3 up, earned two break points in the eighth game and converted the first to increase his lead. He was serving for the set at 5-3, but hit two unforced errors to go 0-30 down and double faulted to give his opponent two break points. Youzhny broke back and held to equalise to 5-5. Nole put the pressure on the Russian in the 12th game, earned a break/set point and capitalised on it to take the set 7-5 with a pass down the line. Djokovic opened up the second set on serve and took a 40-15 lead, but then the rain started and the players left court. Play resumed 30 minutes later. Novak won the opening game and made a break for 2-0. At 30-15 for Nole play was suspended again and postponed until 11.00h CET on Sunday. Novak easily held for 3-0 lead, but Youzhny won three games in a row to level to 3-3. At 4-3 Djokovic missed a fantastic opportunity to break. The Russian used his chance, made a break and was serving for the set. The defending champion broke back immediately for 5-5, but no.7 seed earned three more break points, broke to love and had a second opportunity to serve for the set! He served out to love to win it 7-5. Nole was 3-0 up in the third set too, but Misha fought back to equalise to 3-3. The seventh game brought new drama. Nole faced two break points but held for 4-3. The next game was crucial. Djokovic capitalised on his second chance for break and then closed the set and match 6-3. " This win means the whole world to me. Of course there are always people who are saying he can't do it. This is another success in my career that I wasn't able to make in the last two years. But now, finally, I did it, and it's a big relief. So in the future I just hope I'll make a couple more of those. It's a big boost because I believe in myself. Even when I play bad, I know I have the abilities… Today was another good example of how much I believe in myself and how much I fight till the end ", said Novak. The world no.2 will get 500 ATP points and $383,000. This is Novak’s seventeenth career title. He’s become the second player in tournament history (since 1993) to win back-to-back titles. Federer won three in a row from 2003-05. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Third-seeded Novak Djokovic clinched his 16th career title and fifth of the year, with a fantastic three sets win over no.15 seed and hometown favourite Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3) in 2 hours and 43 minutes at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Djokovic was dominant in the first set. He made two breaks, in the fourth and eighth game, to take it 6-2. The 22-year-old Serb cruised through his first service game of the second set, broke his opponent’s service in the second game and held for 3-0 lead. At 3-1 Djokovic handed Monfils his first break point of the match. No.15 seed used the opportunity, broke back and then leveled up with a solid service game. Nole was broken once again in the eleventh game and the Frenchman closed the set 7-5 to level the match. Novak held to 15 at the beginning of the third set. He earned three break points in the second game, and converted the third chance winning a 43 shot rally. Monfils broke back immediately, but Djokovic broke again and held for 4-1 lead. The Frenchman fought back breaking Nole’s service in the seventh game. The set went to a tie-breaker, Nole won it 7-3 to clinch his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in his fifth final this season. Match statistics: aces (1-12), double faults (5-7), winners (33-25), unforced errors (41-39). SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Second-seeded Djokovic defeated three-time defending champion and world no.1 Basel native Federer in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in 2 hours and 11 minutes in a blockbuster final at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel tournament. Novak won his fifteenth career title and fourth of the season, and improved his ATP World Tour leading record to 71-18. He will get 500 ATP points and €291,700. Djokovic broke Federer’s service in the ninth game of the first set. The 22-year-old lost only two points on his own serve til that moment, both making double faults. But the tenth game brought a lot of excitement. Both players were very nervous, they made many unforced errors. Novak missed six set points, Roger failed to capitalise on his five break point chances. The Serb held after great fight and used his seventh set point to take the set 6-4. Nole made a break in the opening game of the second set and then held for 2-0 lead. Federer broke back in the fourth game to level the score. At 4-5 Djokovic was serving to stay in the set, but couldn’t hold the pressure and got broken for the second time to lose it 4-6. World no.3 stayed focused, not thinking about the last game of the second set. He continued playing aggressive, hitting powerful accurate shots and it paid off. Novak broke Federer’s service twice and was soon 4-0 up. He was struggling on his serve in the sixth game, but saved all three break points and held for 5-1 lead. No.2 seed used his first match point to win the set and match 6-2.Roger holds a 9-5 advantage against Nole. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite and 152M02704(youtube) (read more)
Second seed Novak Djokovic reached the China Open finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over no.6 seed Robin Soderling of Sweden. The match lasted 1 hour and 21 minutes. The best Serbian tennis player made a break already in the opening game of the semi-final match. He made two double faults in the eighth game and faced a break point, but held to keep the advantage. Djokovic used his third break/set point and won the set 6-3 in 38 minutes. Soderling started the second set better, breaking Novak’s service in the first game, but the 22-year old broke back in the fourth game using his fourth opportunity to level the score. Nole made one more break in the eighth game and then closed the set and match 6-3.
Djokovic hit 6 aces to Soderling’s 4. Novak capitalised on 4 of his 12 chances for break, while Soderling converted 1 of his 2 break points.
Nole is appearing in his 8th final of the year. He will play against no.8 seed Marin Cilic in attempt to win a 14th career title and third in 2009. The Croat stunned no.1 seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. Djokovic has a 3-0 head to head record against Cilic. The winner of the ATP World Tour 500 tournament in Beijing (hard, $2,100,500) will get 500 points and $500,000. Djokovic leads the ATP World Tour with 62 match wins this season. He will improve his ranking to no.3 on October 19. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
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. SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
Top seed Novak Djokovic won his first ATP World Tour title of the season after defeating fourth seed David Ferrer in straight sets, 7:5 6:3 in 1 hour and 37 minutes at the 'Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships' on Saturday.
Novak was the first to make a break in the sixth game of the first set. Three more breaks of service followed on both sides. At 6:5 the 21-year old made a crucial break to take the set 7:5 World number three gained the advantage at the beginning of the second set, and was leading 3:0. Ferrer managed to break in the seventh game, but the Serb broke back immediately to keep the lead 5:3. He faced scare serving for the match, but held and closed the set with his third ace. The result was 6:3. " It's a very important title. I haven't started the year the way I maybe wanted it and maybe the way people expected me to. I made some major changes with my racquet which was quite risky at this time, but I take my responsibility and move on. As the season is going on, I feel more comfortable with the racquet and more comfortable on the court. I try to release the pressure that I have and just play the kind of tennis that I played in the first part of 2008. If I do so, I think I will be pretty successful. " " Winning the tournament, any tournament, is a huge success, and especially here in Dubai, which has a history of being one of the strongest events in the Tour," said Djokovic. "I played aggressively and at certain moments I was patient and mixed up the pace, which I think David didn't like. He likes to play the same pace, and he's a very hard-working player. He makes you earn every single point. That's why he is at the top for many years now. Physically, and mentally, I was really involved in this tournament, especially from the quarter-finals on. I was really proud of myself, and I got to the finals and I had nothing to lose then. Nobody is favourite in the final. I think it's a match where everybody has a motivation more to win the title. " " He played better than me, served better," admitted Ferrer. "He was very, very focused on the match. But me, I played a good game. I'm happy with my game, but maybe the key was he's a better tennis player than me. “ SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)
