Novak Djokovic

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Djokovic warming up for his match

Current ranking: 1

Last result: Banja Luka quarterfinals (lost to Dusan Lajovic)

Next tournament: Rome Masters

43 Comments on Novak Djokovic

  2. jelenadjokovicndfIf I had my child to raise over again
    by Diana Loomans

    If I had my child to raise all over again,
    I’d finger paint more, and point finger less.
    I’d do less correcting, and more connecting.
    I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
    I would care to know less, and know to care more.
    I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
    I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
    I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
    I’d do more hugging, and less tugging.
    I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
    I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
    I’d teach less about the love of power,
    And more about the power of love.
    #formoms #love

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDbYZ0WIFqw/

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  11. TENNIS.com Retweeted
    Blair Henley ‏@BlairHenley 29m29 minutes ago
    “When Roger and Rafa were at their best, they were not as good as Novak [is now].” – Feliciano Lopez on the World No. 1. #USClay

    Sure even when Roger was at his best, he was not as good as Roger [is now].

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  13. ”He’s going to be the favorite for every tournament (until) somebody shows something different,” Nadal said Sunday with an air of inevitability. ”He is (playing) with an unbelievable dynamic.”

    ”When you need to operate as a human machine, you need to do that only in the present moment and the present time,” said Djokovic, who sets aside time to perfect his inner balance. ”Not Buddhism, specifically, but mindfulness, this holistic approach that allows me to maximize my being from every aspect. Not just physical but mental, emotional, spiritual. I try to be disciplined with all these different exercises that I do on a daily level.”

    ”From one side, yes, I am pleasantly surprised with what I have achieved in last two years,” Djokovic said. ”From the other side, I’ve always expected myself to be at this level. Everybody peaks at different stages of their careers and for me it’s right now.”

    http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/04/djokovics-french-open-bid-begins-with-monte-carlo-defense/58093/#.Vwup5qQrKUl

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    • I think it’s interesting to hear Novak talk about a holistic approach. It seems as though he’s found a way to minimize the intense pressure and keep himself focused but not to the point where he might burn out.

      Of course Rafa tells it like it is with Novak being the favorite in every event. Rafa ought to know!

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    • Djoko peaks at the right time, when clearly Fedal are in decline mode. Murray too couldnt reproduce those results he had during 2012-2013 esp after having back issue. Its no coincidence that Djoko has his incredible 2015 but couldnt produce those results during 2012 to 2014.

      His game may have improved further but imo its his confidence and belief that separates him from the rest. I seriously dont think Fed or Rafa or Murray now has/have much confidence of winning when facing Djoko. Djoko has his team to study his main rival’s game and think of tactics to handle or neutralize their game.

      I do think a player like Dolgo may have a chance of an upset, or those players whom Djoko hasnt met before. Those who have played him so many times become so predictable to him that unless they could play and sustain in the zone tennis, there is not much chances that they’ll win.

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  14. No mention from federazzi media about Novak’s opportunity to be the first player in 47 years to hold all four slams at the same time as opposed to Roger in 2006:

    “He’ll also be bidding to win his fourth straight major championship, following Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and Australian Open, which would make him the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all of the sport’s top titles simultaneously.”

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  16. Last week Novak opened a vegan restaurant in Monaco! He is really buying in this vegan thing…good for him, but meat protein is equally important for the athletes, I would say…

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  17. Andy Murray’s doping suspicions anger Novak Djokovic coach Boris Becker

    Andy Murray has been one of the most outspoken critics of doping in tennis. JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images
    7:56 AM GMT

    Boris Becker has hit out at Andy Murray for airing his suspicions that some of his opponents may have used performance-enhancing drugs.

    The world No.2 is one of tennis’ most vocal critics of drug cheats and admitted he has had doubts over opponents who appear to be able to play six-hour matches “over and over [while] showing no signs of being tired”.

    Murray, who was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters semifinal on Saturday, also welcomed the ban imposed on Maria Sharapova following her failed test for meldonium at the Australian Open.

    However Becker, who coaches world No.1 Novak Djokovic, has accused Murray of being “out of order” and insisted those under suspicion should be considered innocent until proven guilty.

    Speaking at the Laureus World Sport Awards, the German told the Daily Mail: “We have random drug-testing and unless it’s proven, they are 100 percent innocent. So to assume something because somebody has won a Grand Slam or is fitter is totally out of order.

    “Andy is one of the fittest players on the tour — he often outlasts players and nobody is questioning his ethics.

    “I believe 100 percent Andy is clean. Roger [Federer] is clean, Rafa is clean, all these guys are clean. Novak gets tested a lot. That can mean twice in a Grand Slam.”

    Murray had told the Mail On Sunday: “I have played against players and thought, ‘They won’t go away’ or ‘They don’t seem to be getting tired’. Have I ever been suspicious of someone? Yeah. You hear things.

    “It’s harder to tell in our sport as people can make big improvements to a stroke or start serving better because they have made technical changes.

    “If it’s purely physical and you’re watching someone playing six-hour matches over and over and showing no signs of being tired, you’d look at that.”

    Press Association Sport contributed to this report

    http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/15226833/andy-murray-doping-suspicions-anger-novak-djokovic-coach-boris-becker

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  18. andy murray really should keep his trap shut. if it’s not whining and complaining and swearing his head off during matches it’s coming up with comments which clearly amount to insinuation. who else can play long matches….?nole and until recently rafa. the article above leaves out boris’s defence of rafa saying that the constant suggestions that rafa was a doper were unbelievably disrespectful to one of the greatest players of all time.
    the way that murray behaves sometimes makes me think very strongly that he just can’t get his head round the fact that he is just not as good a player as rafa, nole and fed.
    some surprisingly eloquent words from boris and i agree with him. murray wants to think a lot more carefully before coming up with those kinds of statements. giving interviews to the daily fail doesn’t give me joy either.

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    • ps shouldn’t this piece above be on the andy murray page?
      it’s got far more to do with andy murray shooting his mouth off than it has to do with nole….

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      • I thought it would get more attention on Nole’s page; people might have ignored it on Andy’s page.

        I think you are right that Andy can’t accept that he is barely a member of today’s greats. Look at the way he threw his toys out of hs pram when he found out that Rafa was too much for him in MC even to the extent of complaining that Rafa sent the physio away, apparently, according to the biased British commies, Andy was annoyed with Rafa because he was hoping to rest during the MTO. He even complained that Rafa had an umbrella held by a ball kid during the break and he didn’t.

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    • Amy I read Andy’s comments yesterday and posted them on his page.

      This quote goes to show how Andy’s comments are bizarre…

      “”If it’s purely physical and you’re watching someone playing six-hour matches over and over and showing no signs of being tired, you’d look at that.”

      I’d like to know who has played six-hour matches over and over again lol.

      Ridiculous. But he just lost a tough match so he was whining.

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      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_tennis_match_records

        This is an interesting list of longest matches. If he meant 5 hour plus matches that would be more likely. And I didn’t count but I think Davis Cup matches are where most of them occured and there’s some in Master’s Series that won’t happen again because Masters are Bo3 now.

        The only one I can remember that was super human was 2012 AO Final. And they were both so tired and crippled afterward that they could hardly stand up during the trophy ceremony.

        Then again, Andy could know something that no one else does — I don’t know. I’m a cycling fan — I can’t rule out anything — but I keep my mouth shut on the topic, generally.

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        • I see no example on this list (or anywhere for that matter) of “someone playing six-hour matches over and over and showing no signs of being tired.”

          Not even five hours.

          He’s ridiculous making such a statement.

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      • thanks hawks. i am very cross reading this stuff. it’s utterly unacceptable and puts both rafa and nole into the firing line as dopers.
        he can just sod off as far as i’m concerned.
        sour grapes.

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  19. I came on here to read the comments from Andy and find them to be really disappointing. Boris Becker is right. Players are persumed innocent until proven guilty. I have said many times in the past that all a player has is his integrity and reputation.

    For someone like Andy to make insinuations about his fellow players, is unacceptable. I am shocked that he would go there. Maybe Andy is jealous of fed and Rafa and even Novak for their success in this sport. Goodness knows that Andy has been a poor sport in general. His comments whining and complaining about Rafa after their match, were petty and unnecessary,

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    • Maybe Andy has learned from Boris Becker. The same Boris Becker was fined for accusing Muster of doping in 1996!

      The New York Times, June 20, 1995:
      ¤¤ BORIS BECKER has been fined $20,000 for insinuating after a defeat in the Monte Carlo Open final last month that the winner, Thomas Muster, had taken drugs, the ATP Tour announced yesterday. Becker has appealed, the ATP said.
      Muster, after complaining of dehydration in his semifinal victory over ANDREA GAUDENZI, rallied from two sets down in the final to defeat Becker in five sets on April 30. It was part of a winning streak that reached 35 matches with Muster’s recent triumph at the French Open.
      After the Monte Carlo loss, Becker expressed astonishment at Muster’s recuperation in remarks that were widely interpreted as suggesting indirectly that the Austrian had taken illegal drugs. (AP) ¤¤

      http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/20/sports/sports-people-tennis-atp-hits-becker-with-fine.html

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  20. just as i thought the threads to do with this subject elsewhere are pointing the finger at rafa and nole.
    just get lost andy!!
    for someone who is also extremely fit he’s really got a nerve…

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