Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic, NOVAK Djokovic confirmed his credentials as one of the great champions of tennis when defeating Rafael Nadal in a remarkable and record-breaking Australian Open final.

The defending champion overcame a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set to win 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5) 7-5 in a 5.53-hour epic that will be recognised as an all-time classic given it became the longest grand slam final ever and also the longest Australian Open match ever.

That there was another twist should not surprise. After breaking Nadal at 5-all, Djokovic moved to within two points of the match only for Nadal to scramble from side to side to somehow gain a break point.

Djokovic, after crunching a backhand with all his might, crossed himself repeatedly seeking the divine intervention clearly needed to finish this contest.

His prayer was answered, with a Nadal shot clipping the net chord and bouncing out to give him championship point. A forehand sealed it. Words, though, can not do justice to how remarkable the match was.

Djokovic, rightly, will be lauded as a deserving champion but Nadal underlined his reputation as one of the most courageous players to grace Rod Laver Arena. He, too, returned from the brink in the fourth set to ensure this match a place in history.

It is a match so superb that it will be discussed whenever the great grand slam finals are discussed. It is also a most fitting finale to an extraordinary Australian Open.

From Bernard Tomic’s come-from-behind victory over Fernando Verdasco to the epic semi-finals between the world’s four best players, the quality of tennis on display has been staggering.

Melbourne conquered yet again, the one grand slam frontier not yet breached at Roland Garros is the next obvious target for Djokovic at the end of May.

Shortly before last year’s US Open, Nadal made an admission startling given his status as a champion. He conceded in an interview in New York that Djokovic had him beaten mentally.

Andy Murray Australian Open

Andy Murray Australian Open, (UKPA) – Andy Murray slam final misfortune continued as the British number one has been largely defeated by Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.

Murray was the second best throughout a meeting in one way that Djokovic followed his 2008 success in Melbourne with a win 6-4 6-2 6-3 in two hours and 39 minutes. It just appeared in three Grand Slam finals and it is still to win a set – a record in the open era.

It was an experience penalty for Murray. His first serve percentage was a lowly 53%, his groundstrokes always missed their target, his body language was negative, while its movement, so often his strength, turned out another weakness of his footwork often come up short against the pressing Djokovic.

The 23-year-old from Dunblane had to overcome a terrible start, losing the first six points before saving a break point for 1-1. The match stayed on serve until 4-5 to how he started to go wrong for Murray.

The alarm sounded at 15-30 on the Scot to serve and the situation became even more dangerous when a 38-shot rally fantastic, which saw both players take the lead and lose, is the way Djokovic as he raised two set points. And Murray could not come through; a forehand long to end is a challenge.

Djokovic Murray has been handed a double break and a 4-0 advantage in the second set as his game began to implode. Murray pulled back to 5-2, but Djokovic completed the formalities of the device, converting a point when the British entered a forehand.

In desperate need of a good start to the third set, Murray has got exactly that as he had break point with a fantastic forehand along the line. But the hangdog expression has not been slow to come back as he quickly threw his advantage, 30 to 30, Murray in a terrible forehand loop, and then hammered a success out of court.

A hold fast Djokovic was followed by a pause that the Serbs, on the advisability seventh, cracked a superb backhand pass the line to go up 3-1. Perhaps sensing he was short of time, Murray began to go for a little more and he broke back to get the withdrawal to be used when Djokovic dumped a drop shot into the net.

He had to save a break point at 3-3 and level, he found himself caught in the devil once more in his service game. This time Murray was unable to escape the approaching danger, as he hit a running right in the middle of the net.

Serving for the championship, Djokovic showed a few nerves, but managed to cross the line when another forehand Murray deducted.

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Jelena Ristic

Jelena Ristic, The best Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and former first tennis player Ana Ivanovic planet are not separate from each other for the past month! Djokovic and Ana were not separated since the Fed Cup, which began the first day of the 2011th, and beautiful from Belgrade still follow all the matches of the third world tennis players in Australian Open, even though their competition in Melbourne, closed in the first round.

Serbian tennis duo together was also to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Ana and Nole in the Australian city of Perth, during preparation for the Hoffman Cup, taking the time to have fun. Ana is the one time she tried her hand for the microphone, while Nola again Latio guitar.

At the end of the Hoffman Cup Ivanovic is injured, so she had to miss the tournament in Sydney, and the rest is used for recovery and holidays in Australia. Association is then continued in Melbourne, the Australian Open, where he greeted Ana after eliminating every match and was Novak’s Lucky him to enter the final.

Without Helen of Davis Cup: Noletova girlfriend Jelena Ristic watched the last match of Novak Djokovic at the beginning of last December, in the Davis Cup finals against the selection of France in Belgrade. Nole then beat Gael Monfils 3-0, 6-2 in sets 6-2 6-4, and Victor provided Trick in the last match of Serbia adopted the Davis Cup trophy winners.

Ziki knocked out in the mix: A double winner in the Australian Open mixed doubles competition will play Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final grand slam tournament in Melbourne.
He is paired with Maria Kirilenko lost 2-0 (6-4, 7-5) of the former “team colleagues – Daniel Nestor and Katarina Srebotnik, with whom he is still the current champion of Roland Garros. Canadian-Slovenian combination in the final game against the pair Paul Hanley (USA) – Yung Jan Chan (Taipei).

Djokovic Girlfriend

Djokovic Girlfriend, Tennis star Andy Murray yesterday revealed the secret of his success in Australia – information meetings every day of his girlfriend back home in the adventures of his dog. If they beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the Australia Open final today, 23 years old, Murray will become the first men of Great Britain winning Grand Slam tournament since Fred Perry 75 years ago.

He told The Mail on Sunday that both his girlfriend Kim Sears and the other woman in his life – his border terrier Maggie – have played a part in his impressive career to calm his nerves.
He revealed: “I talk with Kim every day. We try not to talk about tennis, if possible. I want to know about Maggie, what’s going on. All the things that has nothing to do with tennis, really. “

A newspaper article maliciously suggested yesterday that while Kim stayed at his home in Surrey and Andy was in Australia, a “new blonde ‘I was cheering in Melbourne – 20 years old Danish player Caroline Wozniacki.
Ms. Wozniacki saw her semifinal as a guest of Adidas, who sponsor both players. He explained he wanted to see more games of men “because I have to tighten my game.”
Murray affair with Kim, also 23, has been an issue on and off and the subject of much speculation, but yesterday the father of Murray made it clear how your child felt about her.
“I think Kim is very good for Andy,” said Will Murray, who is divorced from the player’s mother, Judy. “She is not interested in fame and definitely not a WAG. Kim is the first serious love of Andy.

Among those expected to be glued to your TV encouraging Murray, the fifth seed in the tournament, was his girlfriend Kim Sears, 22.

She could not meet him at the opening event of the tennis season is that she is carrying out her career after leaving university this summer.

Miss Sears was a strong figure in many of the previous games of Murray. So her absence from the Melbourne event has generated rumors that they had split again.

She lost the Australia Open final last year when the Swiss master Roger Federer crushed the Scot. They separated for six months.

The rumor was fueled by the presence of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki tennis number one semi Murray? Final match on Friday.

The stunning blonde, 20, sat down with the camp as Murray beat David Ferrer of Spain. However, she did not expect to be in the final.

Initiated at Camp Murray says the British number one has been texting and Miss Sears offers Skype on a regular basis and are “very happy.”

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Djokovic

Djokovic, Djokovic won 7-6 (2), 6-1, 6-2, but equally we could say that Monfils lost twice: one for Djokovic, and once himself. Addressed early in the match, before he decided it was not enough to win a victory. Had to look good doing it.

Exhibit A: The attempt to Monfils in a shot between his legs. It differed from Roger Federer reached last week that it was not necessary and did not work. Monfils facing the network, and the ball, at that time. When the ball was coming, he jumped in the air, caught his racket by-and-then-under his leg and knocked the ball between his legs … on the network. In a statement, reportedly brought warm applause for a good try. In a real match with a semifinal on the line should be drawn boos. Monfils, who said he had never played in windier conditions, claimed the shooting was more necessary than might have looked.

“I was very fast and I was leaning the other way,” he said. “The ball came and left me and tried to do it.”

In the third set, attempted a leaping forehand back to the network, turning on the air. At that time, the game was almost over.

Monfils will not yield a happy man Roger Rasheed. Monfils coaching Rasheed has two and a half years. Before the game, “said Monfils had not achieved half of what it could if it adopted a better tactic.

“It’s a work in progress,” said Rasheed. “We hope to see the complete package at some point.”

Unlike Monfils, Djokovic has not tried anything fancy this tournament. He had a slow start in the first round. But since then, has remained constant with the simple, robust, economic courts day after day. Minimizing the effects of wind on his shots volleyed more than usual (he won 40 of 59 criteria). Of course, he did much to too many errors (50) and aces very few (one) – certainly ugly numbers. But sometimes ugly is not the worst thing to be.