Novak Djokovic; the journey to the top spot still continues.....
Four years ago, a veteran professional tennis player Fernando Gonzalez, played a match against the Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic in the round number two of the Grand Slam clay court French Open tournament. After their five set clash, the veteran player, while commenting on their match, said that he had never faced anyone like Novak.
The current second ranked professional tennis ace, Novak Djokovic over the last two years has been fighting for the number one spot with two players ahead of him namely, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. He has managed to surpass the Swiss tennis master Roger Federer in terms of rankings as Federer is currently ranked number three in the world behind Novak.
As far as Nadal and Federer is concerned, both of the tennis stars have dominated the world of tennis for almost half a decade and held the top two spots for quite a period of time. However, one player who has been there constantly, and fighting hard to snatch the top rankings from both of them is none other than Novak Djokovic.
However, the time is not so far when the Serbian tennis ace, Novak Djokovic will be ranked as the number one tennis player in the world.
As far as the upcoming US Open competition is concerned, the Serbian tennis contender Novak Djokovic is one of the most dangerous players to battle on the hard court, as being his darling cement. His baseline game proves most effective on such courts. In fact, if the Serbian is in full form and plays at his very best, he turns out to be one of the best hard court players in the game of tennis. Therefore, the right handed Novak is definitely one of the top favourites to win the final Grand Slam of the season.
Over the recent past, some health issues did not allow him to play at his very best on the court. However, the Serbian has still managed to go past the later stages of both the clay court French Open tournament as well as the grass court Wimbledon meaning.
Djokovic shot to fame three years ago, back in 2007, when he, on the very first occasion finished second to Rafael at the Masters competition in Indian Wells. Later on he also triumphed in the significant championship in Miami, at times called as the "fifth major". He knocked down Rafa on his way at that Masters event and came to the limelight as a result of his power and talent particularly on the hard surfaces.
The climax of that season was his victory over the top three tennis professionals, once again on his darling court at the Montreal Masters event. This deed was achieved on the very first occasion by a player after a period of twelve years. Boris Becker back in 1994 thrashed out the three top ranked tennis players on his way to success.
Novak knocked down Roger Federer, Andy Roddick as well as Rafael Nadal in the last three rounds to earn his second prize of the year.
The following year, the Serbian tennis player, won a bronze medal in Beijing at the Olympic Games where he was knocked down by Nadal after a very tight clash in the semi final round.
As far as the strengths of the Serbian tennis ace, Novak Djokovic are concerned, his double-handed backhand definitely is on top of the list. Next comes his forehand which is no less than a nightmare for his opponents at his very best. Moreover his persistence, as well as serve can also be a destructive weapon when the Serbian finds his rhythm. At the grass court Grand Slam tournament this season, that latter asset of his game was effective in few of the initial stages, and it looked as if he was back in his form.
Therefore, there is certainly no doubt about the fact that the Serb has all the ingredients to reach the top spot and will not let down his fans all around the world who want to see their star as the number one tennis player by the ATP.
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