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• flowersgarden

  Novak Djokovic- Master of Australian Open 2012 <3

  January 2012

• Ellie_BS

  Novak Djokovic lifted his first US Open trophy and 4th Major after defeating #2 seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1 in 4 hours and 10 minutes.Novak walked into Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing a cap adorned with the New York City fire department logo,paying tribute to 9/11.He improved to 64-2 on the year and confirmed his status as the world's best player."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."Match statistics: aces (7-2), double faults (1-3), winners (55-32), unforced errors (51-37). At the age of 24,Nole became the sixth man in the Open era to win three majors in a season.Congratulations Nole!

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Nole came back from two sets down and saved two match points to defeat no.3 seed Roger Federer 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 for a place in the US Open final! The top-seeded Serbian needed 3 hours and 51 minutes. This is Novak’s 10th win out of their 24 matches. "It was definitely the biggest win this year," Djokovic said on court following his victory. "One of the biggest wins of my career.I had to take my chances. I was very close to being on my way back home. He was serving, 40-15 up. I got a little bit of energy from the crowd, and I fought back. I needed to stay positive, and I definitely didn't want the French Open to happen again. It's always important to be calm, to stay positive, and to believe, to believe that you can win." Match statistics: aces (8-11), double faults (6-4), winners (48-49), unforced errors (35-59). Nole will face defending champion and no.2 seed Rafael Nadal in a rematch of last year's final at Flushing Meadows. The Spaniard beat world no.4 Andy Murray.

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Nole 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. Nole 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. "Congratulations to Janko for a fantastic tournament and a great effort today," Nole said in his oncourt interview. "He's a great friend of mine and it was not easy to play against him today. I sensed when I made a break in the third set that he lost a lot of pace on his first serve and was not able to move so well." Match statistics: aces (8-10), double faults (2-5), winners (36-40), unforced errors (41-64). Next up for Nole is a five-time champion and world no.3 Roger Federer. The Swiss beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets.

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Djokovic beat no.23 Alexandr Dolgopolov with a 7-6 (14), 6-4, 6-2 in 2 hours and 26 minutes. "After the first set, it was a kind of a turning point," Nole said after his 61st win of the season. "I was confused on the court in the first set with the wind and the low balls he was hitting. I raised my level in the next two sets. He's an unpredictable player. He feeds on the energy of the crowd. The bigger the match is, he feels better - gets motivated. I knew in the back of my mind, I knew I needed to hang in there and wait for the opportunities. After the first set I knew I had a little bit of a mental edge over him. Mental strength you get over the years by playing on the tour and getting that experience." Match statistics: aces (2-5), double faults (3-5), winners (13-25), unforced errors (25-44), total points won (111-88). Novak is bidding to become the sixth man in the Open Era to win at least three major titles in the same year. Djokovic will next face Janko Tipsarevic.

  September 2011

• whatifmachine

  Federer in the way soon, once again. looking forward to a very exciting match.

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  World #1 Novak Djokovic beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in 2 hours and 7 minutes. "I had some ups and downs in my match today" said Novak. "But it's the first test I've had this tournament and it was expected.I was aware of his quality.Davydenko is a great player,he knows how to play majors.He went out there and played his game,very aggressive.I think I was a little bit too defensive at the start and that's why I was missing a lot of balls from the forehand side.But when I needed to adjust I did and I got crucial breaks each set.The third set was better." Match statistics: aces (4-1), double faults (0-2), winners (17-18), unforced errors (22-32). The Serb now has a remarkable 60-2 win-loss record. Novak will next face no.22 seed Aleksandr Dolgopolov, whom he has never met before. "I know most people expect top players to get to the late stages of the tournament,so there's extra pressure on us" Nole said. "Now we are in the second week and we are expecting tough matches."

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  The world no.1 clinched his 59th victory this year, ousting Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 in 90 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium in a second-round encounter. "The first two sets were ideal," said Novak. "I could not play better. I was getting a lot of balls back, I was ending the points when I needed to. I was making a lot of winners. My serve was okay, and my return was great. I felt fantastic out on the court. There's not much I can say when everything just seems fun and enjoyable out there. I played good tennis, tried to win. On the other hand, we tried to engage the crowd. It was nice. A lot of entertainment. Long, attractive points, the through-the-leg shot and things like that. It was a really, really good third set.” Match statistics: aces (5-2), double faults (0-6), winners (31-11), unforced errors (15-26). Djokovic will face Nikolay Davydenko for a place in the last 16. Nole holds a 4-2 advantage over the Russian in head-to-heads.

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Nole is through to the second round of the US Open after only 44 minutes spent on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Irish qualifier Conor Niland decided to retire while Novak was leading 6-0, 5-1. The world no.1, who has nine titles to his name in 2011, is looking to win his third Grand Slam title of what has been a remarkable season. His record now is 58-2. About his shoulder injury, Nole said: “After Cincinnati I took some time off, and I did everything in order to recover the shoulder. Today I didn't feel any pain. I served well and I played well, so I have no concern. I think I've played well for these 45, 50 minutes that we had on the court. It's unfortunate for my opponent, obviously. He had food poisoning he told me after the match. But I felt great on the court, and that's something that's really important for the start of the tournament.” Nole will next take on world no.74 Carlos Berlocq. Djokovic and Berlocq have never met before.

  September 2011

• Ellie_BS

  A sore shoulder forced world no.1 Novak Djokovic to retire in the second set on Sunday, giving fourth-seeded Andy Murray a 6-4, 3-0 win in the finals of the Western & Southern Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. Match statistics: aces (0-1), double faults (1-0), winners (8-7), unforced errors (28-8). Nole equalled his best result in Cincinnati (finals in 2008 and 2009). He will be awarded $243,200 and will add 420 ATP Ranking points to last year's 180 (lost to Roddick in quarter-finals). The Serbian star has been having a dream season, winning nine titles (including Grand Slams at the Australian Open and Wimbledon plus a record five ATP Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Montreal). Attention now turns to US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, starting in little over a week, on Monday, August 29. Novak reached finals at Flushing Meadows last year, he fell to Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Nole, we wish you a full and speedy recovery!

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Novak 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. 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. It will be their 10th encounter, Novak leads 6-3. Djokovic, the 2008 and 2009 runner-up, is gunning for his first Cincinnati title and tenth ATP trophy this year. Good luck Nole!

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Novak came back from a set down to defeat no.6 seed Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in 2 hours and 33 minutes on centre court on Friday evening in a rematch of their quarter-final from Montreal last week. Djokovic won that one 6-2, 6-1, but Monfils was a much tougher competitor today and Nole needed to put more effort to book his place in the last four at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. Match statistics: aces (2-12), double faults (4-7), winners (29-39), unforced errors (35-44). Nole’s numbers this season are remarkable - he is 32-0 on hard courts, 30-0 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and 56-1 overall on the season. He will play against no.8 seed Tomas Berdych in attempt to reach the Cincinnati finals. The Czech upset world no.3, four-time winner and defending champion Swiss Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6. Nole leads their head-to-head series 6-1. World no.2 Rafael Nadal was also eliminated earlier today by Montreal runner-up American Mardy Fish.

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Top-seed Djokovic dismissed world no.29 Czech Radek Stepanek to reach quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters.He needed 1 hour and 22 minutes to claim a 6-3, 6-3 victory against the former top 10 player. "There are periods of the match where I serve okay and then periods where I serve very bad, but that's okay," said Novak. "It all happens. I played so many matches, and they caught up to me a little bit. It's expected that some part of my game is not working 100 per cent. But I believe that tomorrow the serve will be better. It's important to have the right mindset and positive attitude. I don't think that my rhythm is bad, it's just a little bit my toss and I'm out of balance on my serve and I'm forcing it a little bit too much. Maybe I should go a little bit for percentage rather than speed." Match statistics: aces (3-3), double faults (1-1), winners (18-9), unforced errors (19-23). The 24-year-old Serbian star improved to a 55-1 season record.Novak next plays no.6 seed Gael Monfils.

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  After Novak Djokovic's amazing week in Montreal, where he captured his ninth title of the season by beating Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the final, he's continuing his quest for more titles! Nole needed 76 minutes to advance into the Western & Southern Open third round on Wednesday evening. The world’s no.1-ranked player beat American teenager world no.78 Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-3 to improve to 54-1 this year (30-0 on hard), a run that has included nine titles. Nole is making his seventh appearance at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati (12-6 record). He fell early in 2005, 2006 and 2007, reached back-to-back finals in 2008 and 2009 (l. to Murray and Federer) and was stopped in quarter-finals last year (l. to Roddick). The Serbian, who won Montreal Masters on Sunday, will take on world no.29 Radek Stepanek on Thursday about 14.30 local time (20.30 CET). The Czech beat Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan in straight sets. Nole leads their H2H 5-1.

  August 2011

• MrsGradenko

  Love him with all my heart.

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  --> Unfortunately, I won't be able to update the group from 13 to 16 August. Thank you for your understanding <--

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Nole is through to the Rogers Cup semi-finals with a fantastic 6-2, 6-1 victory over no.5 seed Frenchman Gael Monfils in just 73 minutes. The 2011 Australian Open and Wimbledon champion has been continuing his amazing form in Montreal. An imperious display by the top-seeded Serbian star who is 51-1 on the season with eight ATP World Tour titles. Match statistics: aces (1-3), double faults (0-3), winners (18-8), unforced errors (15-19), total points won (59-36). Djokovic will face world no.16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event finals. The Frenchman beat Spaniard Nicolas Almagro earlier today. Tsonga previously eliminated Swiss Roger Federer. It will be their ninth encounter, the Frenchman leads 5-3. Nole won their last match in Wimbledon semi-finals. The second semi-final sees Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic take on American Mardy Fish.

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Nole claimed his 50th match win of the year! The 2007 Montreal champion earned a spot in the Rogers Cup quarter-finals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over world no.29 Croat Marin Cilic in 1 hour and 35 minutes at Uniprix Stadium on Thursday. "It wasn't really a beautiful match to play and to watch," confessed Nole. "But I guess in the right moments I was trying to keep the ball in court, make my opponent make an unforced error. I was just more patient and played well. So that's the positive." Match statistics: aces (1-6), double faults (1-4), winners (14-17), unforced errors (17-29), total points won (68-55). The 3-time Grand Slam champion next faces world no.7 Gael Monfils who beat no.12 seed Viktor Troicki 3-6, 7-6, 7-6. Their H2H is 6-0 in Nole's favour.

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Djokovic beat Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-1 in 96 minutes on his #1 debut in Montreal. “I didn't play a match for four weeks.It took me some time to get used to the conditions, get into the match.I needed to hang in there, to wait for the chances.I turned the match around on 4-1 when I broke him the first time.Then I felt much more comfortable." He also mentioned that “Being no.1 is a big responsibility, not just on the court but off the court as well. Just trying to handle it in the best possible way, but on the other side trying to keep my life very simple, the way it was before.I haven't changed my approach to my profession, to the sport, to my practices, to my matches.Luckily I have a team of people that is keeping me on the ground and we are really working hard. I am motivated to make more success and to win more tournaments regardless of my ranking.” Novak will bid to become the first man to win 5 Masters 1000 titles in a season.The #1 player in the world will next face Marin Cilic.

  August 2011

• Ellie_BS

  Novak Djokovic defeated 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 defending champion and top seed Rafael Nadal to capture his first Wimbledon trophy and third career Grand Slam title! By reaching the final, Novak guaranteed himself the #1 ranking and by winning it, he will have his name written in tennis history. "It's really hard to describe this with words except as the most special day of my life," said Nole. "This is my favourite tournament, the one I always dreamed of winning, the one I watched when I was a child. 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." "Congratulations to Novak and his team for the victory and his amazing season," Rafa said. "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). CONGRATULATIONS NOVAK DJOKOVIC!

  July 2011