Tag: Novak Djokovic

  • Active Grand Slam Champions

    Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam title in the summer of 2003, his first of six Wimbledon titles. Rafael Nadal won his first Roland Garros in 2005, his first of five in six years. The two have 26 grand slam titles between them, winning them in the last 34 majors, 76.4% split between two men.

  • Athletes of the Year – 2011 Edition

    Novak Djokovic after an incredible 2011 season is our athlete of the year, leading a list of 17 men who stood out, usually in excellence, above the rest of their peers in Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, American Football, Athletics, Swimming, Golf, Boxing and Racing.

  • Eternal Greatness Waiting for Novak Djokovic in 2012

    Novak Djokovic will find it hard to repeat his incredible 2011 achievements on the tennis courts. Still, anything close to that and staying at the no.1 spot on the ATP rankings throughout 2012 will cement his place among the all time greats instead of being just another very good player.

  • Rafael Nadal Heading Toward a Better 2012

    Rafael Nadal and his 2011 season took a nosedive after winning the Roland Garros, mostly due to Novak Djokovic. A week after his disappointing exit at the Tour Finals, Nadal seems determined to steer the ship back on course in 2012.

  • 2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Djokovic and Murray Handle Injuries in Different Ways

    Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both played with injuries on Day 2 of the ATP World Tour Finals, but the world no.1 withstood Tomas Berdych and won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6. Murray, despite enjoying home advantage, couldn’t handle David Ferrer, as the Spaniard won 6-4, 7-5.

  • Novak Djokovic and Barcelona Compared by Andy Murray

    Novak Djokovic will find it hard to repeat his phenomenal 2011 achievements in 2012, just as Barcelona or any other club find it impossible (so far) to win back-to-back Champions League titles, according to Andy Murray.

  • Aftermath of Djokovic – Nadal US Open Final

    Novak Djokovic won his first US Open and his third Grand Slam title in 2011 after beating Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the final. An incredible, nearly perfect year from Novak – can he keep it up, Where’s Nadal in all this and how will next year look like?

  • Novak Djokovic Presents – Six Steps to Destroy Rafael Nadal

    An outstanding year and it keeps getting better. Novak Djokovic continued his dream 2011 campaign, beating Rafael Nadal for a sixth consecutive final, winning his fourth grand slam title, his third in 2011 (only the sixth player in the Open Era to reach that mark) and his first US Open, while so far losing only two matches all year. This isn’t just a great tennis year, this is one of the more impressive achievements in all of sports.

  • Rafael Nadal Believes Novak Djokovic Won’t Win Sixth Final

    Rafael Nadal is heading into his second straight US Open final as the underdog. Yes. He’s number two in the world, behind Novak Djokovic, who’s having the best year of his life and one of the most impressive seasons in history. Yes, he’s lost to Novak Djokovic in their five matches this season, all in tournament finals. This time, according to Nadal, the streak is going to end.

  • Federer and a Historic F&*^ Up

    Roger Federer messed up, Novak Djokovic rose to the occasion, Rafael Nadal ruled over Andy Murray, as usual. The top 4 Semi Final at the US Open set us up with a repeat of the Wimbledon and the 2010 US Open final – Djokovic vs Nadal.