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match point; With a killer serve and utter confidence, Serb Novak Djokovicc sets his sights on the top.(Brief article)
Byline: Dodie Kazanjian
Men's tennis at just below the top level (where Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal reign supreme) has never been more competitive, but this season one young player, the 20-year-old Serb Novak Djokovicc, has outdistanced all other contenders to the throne. He won the ATP tournament in Miami, beating Nadal in the finals, and he powered his way to the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon, losing to Nadal in both places. His brilliant serving-preceded every time by ten to 20 ball bounces-and his heavy, punishing forehand have propelled his ranking to number three, but he has every intention of going higher. "My lifetime goal is to be the number-one player in the world," he told me last spring when I caught up with him in Lisbon. "We all know that Federer and Nadal are the two best players in the world. I've played Federer four times and lost all four times, but every time I play him or Nadal, I'm learning something new, finding things I have to improve on so I can beat ...
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- Magazine article from: Vogue Sullivan, Robert September 1, 2007 700+ words
...was no one to follow in Serbia," Ivanovicc says. "No one knew the way to the top." (Not even her tennis compatriot Novak Djokovicc, whom she's known since school days. "It's been great having someone to grow up with in tennis," Ivanovicc says...
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- News wire article from: Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) April 5, 2009 700+ words
...Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer rivalry, they shouldn't. Instead of 1 vs. 2, they'll get a look at 3 vs. 4, as enigmatic Serb Novak Djokovic attempts to win his second title here in three years against arguably the hottest player on tour, Andy Murray...
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- News wire article from: UPI NewsTrack March 31, 2009 700+ words
...6 (7-2), 6-4 in 1 hour, 36 minutes. The former world No. 1 American star won this event in 2004. Third-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic and fourth-seeded Scotsman Andy Murray also reached the quarterfinals. Djokovic, the ATP World Tour champion...
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- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. June 18, 2008 700+ words
...respectively. The men's seedings has Swiss Roger Federer at the top and French Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain at second. Serb Novak Djokovic is seeded third with Russia's Nikolay Davydenko fourth, while Spain's David Ferrer completes the top-five...
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- News wire article from: UPI NewsTrack June 3, 2008 700+ words
Nadal, Djokovic to meet in French Open semifinals PARIS, June 3 (UPI) -- Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serb Novak Djokovic will meet in the French Open semifinals after both garnered quarterfinal victories Tuesday. Nadal, the second-seeded...
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- News wire article from: UPI NewsTrack August 2, 2008 700+ words
MASON, Ohio, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic beat second-seeded Rafael Nadal in the semifinals at the $2.615 million Western & Southern Financial Group...
- Dokic, Safin to share Open centre stage.
- News wire article from: Bulletin Wire January 23, 2009 700+ words
...she plays Estonia's 25th seed Kaia Kanepi. The following match on the main court is between men's defending champion Serb Novak Djokovic and Bosnian-born American qualifier Amer Delic. The focus is likely to be on the crowd as much as on the players...
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- News wire article from: Bulletin Wire January 8, 2009 700+ words
...than two-and-a-half hours. It provided welcome relief for organisers who had witnessed the men's top seed - fellow Serb Novak Djokovic - sensationally crash out in the first round on Tuesday. The reigning French Open champion was in all sorts of trouble...