Saturday, September 19, 2020
Djokovic and Nadal advanced at Italian Open
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Rafael Nadal to return to tennis at the Italian Open
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting line judge with ball
Photo by Al Bello/Getty ImagesDjokovic just hit a lines person in the neck with an errant ball after losing a point. And I think he knew it. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/05iVUtpQ0Z
— thehojo (@thehojo) September 6, 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Djokovic advances in New York
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Djokovic through at US Open 2020
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Djokovic wins first-round at U.S. Open
Novak Djokovic defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round at the U.S. Open.
Djokovic is the overwhelming favorite to win his fourth men’s championship and he cruised in his first-round matchup at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Djokovic pounded his chest and raised his racket in the air, keeping his celebratory routine intact even without fans in the stadium.
Djokovic is 24-0 in 2020 and has won 18 of his last 19 matches overall in Grand Slam tournaments.
In the secon roun he will face Kyle Edmund.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Novak Djokovic wins estern & Southern Open Title
Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the 2020 Western & Southern Open title.
Raonic rolled through the first set in 30 minutes. Djokovic made the most of his first break chance in the sixth game of the second set and then held twice to force a third set.
Raonic broke to lead the third set 2-0 when Djokovic sent a forehand long, but Djokovic broke back at love, Raonic netting a backhand on the final point, and broke again in the fifth game, seizing a 3-2 edge when the Canadian netted a forehand.
Djokovic held serve from there to claim the crown after two hours when Raonic netted a forehand.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Djokovic vs Raonic at Western and Southern Open Final
Novak Djokovic defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 and will face Milos Raonic, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 63, in the final of the Western & Southern Open in New York.
Nole struggled early with an apparent neck complaint and needed three hours and one minute to close the win.
"I don't know how I won it, to be honest. He was the better player." Djokovic said.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Djokovic advances, Thiem loses at the Western & Southern Open
Novak Djokovic beat Ricardas Berankis 7-6, 6-4 at the Western & Southern Open while Dominic Thiem crashed out.
Nole played with a sore neck and received treatment on court.
"It's getting better," he said. "It's been four days. It's not yet where I'd like it to be but it’s heading in the right direction."
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Novak Djokovic will play US Open despite COVID-19 concerns
Djokovic, tested positive for COVID-19 in June after he organized a charity tennis tournament in Croatia, the Adria Tour, that operated without masks or social distancing requirements.
Roger Federer will not play after having two surgeries on his knee, and Rafael Nadal announced last month that he decided not to compete due to concerns about COVID-19.
I’m happy to confirm that I‘ll participate at #CincyTennis and #USOpen this year. It was not an easy decision to make with all the obstacles and challenges on many sides, but the prospect of competing again makes me really excited 😃💪🏼 https://t.co/qgxSTHrKK4 pic.twitter.com/tg6rgwfFqm
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) August 13, 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020
ATP makes $500,000 donation for Australian bushfire relief
The ATP will donate $500,000 to the WWF Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund as part of the bushfire relief efforts announced Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal after Serbia defeated Spain to win the ATP Cup.
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Serbia wins ATP Cup final
Serbia wins ATP Cup final
Roberto Bautista Agut beat Dusan Lajovic 7-5, 6-1 but then Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 and went back on court with Viktor Troicki to clinch the very first ATP Cup after beating Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4.
"I have never experienced such a support in my matches ever anywhere, and I have played the biggest stadiums in tennis, and this was something different," Djokovic said, crediting the thousands of Serbs who chanted, sang and recreated the atmosphere of a football stadium. "I want to thank everybody for contributing to this victory on and off the court."
"I'll remember this experience for the rest of my life - it's one of the nicest moments of my career,'' Djokovic said. ''I've been very fortunately blessed, had an amazing career over the last 15 years, but playing for a team, playing for a country with some of my best friends is just - you can't match that. It's too special.''
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
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Monday, July 1, 2019
Djokovic off to winning start with Ivanisevic at his side
Novak Djokovic got his campaign for a fifth Wimbledon title off to a winning start on Monday with newly-hired coaching team recruit, and 2001 winner, Goran Ivanisevic helping steer the ship.
Djokovic defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
But he had to recover from early breaks in both of the first two sets against a player who beat him at Indian Wells this year, as well as a nasty fall on the Centre Court grass.
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Djokovic prepares for Wimbledon with seven-hour meeting
Novak Djokovic warmed up for the defence of his Wimbledon title not on the practice courts, but locked away for seven hours in a stuffy meeting room discussing the politics of tennis.
As well as being the world number one and the holder of 15 Grand Slam titles, the 32-year-old is president of the ATP Player Council.
It's a powerful representative body which also occasionally pits player against player.
Friday, May 31, 2019
Djokovic rolls in France
Novak Djokovic needed only 95 minutes to beat unseeded Henri Laaksonen 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in a rather uneventful match.
But in an on-court interview afterward, the 32-year-old Serbian revealed that his 4-year-old son Stefan watched him play in person for the first time.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Djokovic powers past Hurkacz
Novak Djokovic might be out of pocket after trashing the floor of a Roland Garros gym but there was little else troubling the Serb after he opened his French Open bid on Monday by dismantling Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.
The 32-year-old, bidding for a second Roland Garros title and to become the first man in the professional era to hold all four Grand Slam titles on two separate occasions, mixed power and precision in equal measure to win 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Reigning champion Rafael Nadal, the man most likely to block Djokovic's path to a second "Nole Slam", had earlier launched his bid for a 12th title on the Parisian clay in sublime style.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Djokovic facing tricky Roland Garros opener
Novak Djokovic begins his bid for a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title on Monday against Hubert Hurkacz at Roland Garros.
Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
Nole can become only the second man in history to hold all four Grand Slams simultaneously twice if he triumphs in Paris.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Nadal vs Djokovic in Rome final
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won Saturday to advance to the final at the Italian Open, which will be their 54th career meeting.
Djokovic had a challenge in his semifinal match before defeating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 to reach his ninth final in Rome.
"He came out with the right game plan," Djokovic said of Schwartzman. "He was hitting the ball clean. He was hitting it fast. He was mixing up the pace. He was drop-shotting really well. It was really hard to read the play."
After the win in the second-set tiebreaker, Schwartzman gained confidence but couldn't take the momentum into the third set.