ANOTHER TITLE

Novak Djokovic has won the Mubadala Tennis Championship by defeating Nicolas Almagro of Spain in the final. Djokovic won the match by 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. The Serbian superstar has won this tournament for the second consecutive time.

Djokovic didn’t make a good start to the match and lost the first set in tie breaker. But, after that, he bounced back brilliantly and just outclassed Almagro in the next couple of sets.

Djokovic broke Almagro’s service in the very first game of the second set and took a lead of 1-0. But, he lost the advantage immediately as Almagro got a breakthrough in the very next game. However, Djokovic managed to get ahead again by breaking Almagro’s service in the third game. The next 5 games went with the serve and at the end of the eighth game; the scorecard was showing 5-3 in the favour of Djokovic. The Serbian superstar got yet another breakthrough in the ninth game and grabbed the second set by 6-3.

In the third set, both the players held their service in the first 9 games and Djokovic was ahead by 5-4 at the end of the ninth game. In the 10^th game, Almagro made three consecutive unforced errors and allowed Djokovic to break his serve and run away with the match.

In the post match interview, Djokovic said, “It’s a great start of the season for me. I haven’t had much preparation before coming here, so, I hadn’t expected myself to play fluently. But, fortunately, I managed to pull off two consecutive victories and won the tournament.”

On the other hand, Almagro looked gutted after losing the final. The Spaniard said, “I had a very good start, but, I wasn’t able to capitalize on that. All credit goes to Novak. The way he came back was absolutely brilliant.”

HOPMAN CUP 2013 FINAL – Novak DJOKOVIC vs. Fernando VERDASCO – Serbia vs. Spain

Djokovic Video Rating: 5 / 5

MURRAY UP NEXT

Novak Djokovic will take on the British superstar Andy Murray in his second Round Robin match of the ATP World Tour Finals. In his first Round Robin match, Djokovic easily defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. He defeated the no. 1 French player by 7-6(4), 6-3. It took him just 100 minutes to win that match. On the other hand, Murray had to toil hard to win his first Round Robin match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic.

This is going to be 17^th match between these two players. Out the last 16 matches, Djokovic has won 9, while, Andy Murray has won 7. The last match between these two players was played in Shanghai. That was a cracker of a match. At one point of time, Djokovic was on the verge of a defeat in that match, but, he saved a couple of match points to take the second set into the tie breaker and then, won that tie breaker to extend the match to the third set. However, he didn’t manage to get better of Murray in the third set and lost the match.

Djokovic is in great form at the moment. on the other hand, Murray has been a bit consistent of late. In the recently played Paribas Masters 2012, he was knocked out of the third round.

Talking to the reporters ahead of the match against Murray, Djokovic said, Playing against a player of the calibre of Andy Murray is going to be a huge challenge for sure. It will be an important encounter for both of us. We have played quite a few matches against each other in the past. So, we know each other’s game pretty well. It’s going to be a close match and hopefully, I would end up on the winning side.”

Djokovic imitating Kuerten (HQ)

Djokovic Video clip Ranking: five / 5

DJOKOVIC THROUGH IN CHINA

Novak Djokovic has defeated Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in a match of the China Open. Djokovic won the match in the straight sets by 6-1, 6-3. With this victory, Djokovic cruised into the quarterfinals of the tournament.

It was a completely one sided match. Djokovic didn’t have to face tough fight from Berlocq. He took just 74 minutes to win the match. This was the second match between these two players and Djokovic has come out victorious on both the occasions.

After winning the match, Djokovic said, “I was not that happy with my performance in the first round, but, in this match, things went according to the plan. Yes, I made some mistakes in the last two games, but, that’s the way it goes.”

“I am happy that I won the match convincingly. I have got a lot of confidence from this victory.

When asked about his opponent, Djokovic said, “Berlocq is an experienced campaigner. But, he was not at the peak of his game in the match. However, he played some good shots towards the end, but, fortunately, I managed to win the second set with conviction as well.”

Djokovic broke Berlocq’s service in the second game of the first set and won the first three games on a trot to take a lead of 3-0. Berlocq held his service in the fourth game, but, that was it for him in the first set. Djokovic broke his service in the 6^th game and then, served out the seventh game to win the opening set by 6-1.

Djokovic started the second set in a fine fashion. He won the first five games in the second set to take a lead of 5-0. It seemed that the Serbian would win the set without losing any game. But, that wasn’t the case to be. Berlocq got two consecutive breakthroughs and reduced the lead to 5-3. But, Djokovic bounced back and broke Berlocq’s service for the fourth time in the set to win the match.

In the quarter final, Djokovic will take on Jurgen Melzer of Austria.

Djokovic vs. Dutra Silva – US Open 2012 Round 2 Highlights (HD)

Djokovic Video Rating: 4 / five