Novak Djokovic’s brilliant comeback in 2012 – Tennis Special
Serbian number one, Novak Djokovic, concluded his 2012 tennis career after he became the world number one by replacing the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer, in the ATP World Tour Rankings. He consolidated a 7-6(6), 7-5 win over Federer
at the season-ending grand finale, ATP World Tour Finals, after battling for two-and-a-half hours last month.
In the start of the match, the games momentum seemed to favour the Swiss veteran, who commenced a high paced start after breaking Djokovic’s serve to 3-love in the initial 15 minutes. However, many viewers thought that the Serbian
had lost the first set but he proved them wrong by his powerful comeback. A couple of weeks ago at the Cincinnati Masters final, the Serbian manifested a similar trend and lost the opener within 20 minutes against Andy Murray.
The right-hander is famous for his slow start offs and it has been his signature style since the start of 2012. He made an abrupt technical budge, when he held his serve for the first time in the match. Similar in fashion to the
king of clay, Rafael Nadal, he started to thunder at Federer’s backhands.
Djokovic sustained the game by completely changing the pattern. He launched an attack by targeting on the ad court (the left side of the court), followed by the deuce court (the right side), with powerful backhands.
Analysing the performance of the 25-year-old Serbian, it is very evident that his main weapon to pull off the top rank was his unbeatable opportunism. It plays a great role in his game as it has matured him as a player to a great
degree. He has learned to be patient, conscious and confident, transforming his attitude to formulate victories on regular basis.
There is a great possibility that the 31-year-old, Federer, can only dominate only the grass courts, as he was unable to win after the Wimbledon Championships. In comparison to his previous career, the Swiss professional’s career
ended whenever he lost a tournament. Nonetheless, he is not finished this year yet, as he battled until all the final rounds of the major tournaments that he participated.
The 25-year-old Serbian contender began 2012 with a remarkable note and outmuscled the Spanish challenger, Rafael Nadal, at the Australian Open held at the hard courts of Melbourne. After a tough five-setter match, Djokovic nudged
forward a win 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5.
At the hard courts of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, Djokovic received a straight sets loss, 2-6, 5-7, against British number one, Andy Murray. Irrespective of Murray’s gold medal at the London Olympics and at the US Open,
he is still subject to trail against the other genuine contestant like Nadal and Federer.
The Serbian professional manifested an outstanding tennis career in 2011 and became the undefeatable challenger. Nevertheless, he could not uphold his grip for the Grand Slam championships in the very next year. His passion and
resilience needs to be applauded, because even after he was unable to defend his bronze medal, he displayed an admirable performance at the World Tour Finals in London.
Djokovic truly outmodes the phrase “down and out” and he stands tall amongst all the poignant tennis professionals, with the most consistent game plan.
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