Thursday 26 May 2011

I Am Off To Paris :-)

Today I am leaving to go to the French Open & I will not be home until after the final.  I will try my best to keep this Blog going hilst I am away but please understand that it might not be every day.

Wednesday 25 May 2011

Novak Djokovic - Into The 3rd Round

Shame that it had to be via the way of a retirement but at least it means less time/energy spent on court.  Novak wins 6-4 6-1 2-3 RET

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Sunday 22 May 2011

Novak Djokovic - Article Round-up

Hopefully you will be able to watch the little video in the article from the BBC

A slideshow of Novak from the past few years from Bleacher Report

The "unbeaten Run" courtesy of FoxSports

Opponent (rank in parentheses)

2010Davis Cup Final

Round Robin - def. Gilles Simon (42), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5.
Round Robin - def. Gael Monfils (12), 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

2011Australian Open (Grand Slam)

First Round - def. Marcel Granollers (42), 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
Second Round - def. Ivan Dodig (81), 7-5, 6-7 (8), 6-0, 6-2.
Third Round - def. Viktor Troicki (27), 6-2, retired.
Fourth Round - def. Nicolas Almagro (14), 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.
Quarterfinals - def. Tomas Berdych (6), 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Semifinals - def. Roger Federer (2), 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4.
Championship - def. Andy Murray (5), 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

Dubai Duty Free Championship (WT500)

First Round - def. Michael Llodra (27), 6-3, 6-3.
Second Round - def. Feliciano Lopez (41), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Quarterfinals - def. Florian Mayer (38), 7-5, 6-1.
Semifinals - def. Tomas Berdych (7), 6-7 (5), 6-2, 4-2, retired.
Championship - def. Roger Federer (2), 6-3, 6-3.

BNP Paribas Open (Masters1000)

First Round - Bye
Second Round - def. Andrey Golubev (39), 6-0, 6-4.
Third Round - def. Ernests Gulbis (34), 6-0, 6-1.
Fourth Round - def. Viktor Troicki (18), 6-0, 6-1.
Quarterfinals - def. Richard Gasquet (21), 6-2, 6-4.
Semifinals - def. Roger Federer (2), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Championship - def. Rafael Nadal (1), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Sony Ericsson Open (Masters1000)

First Round - Bye
Second Round - def. Denis Istomin (54), 6-0, 6-1.
Third Round - def. James Blake (173), 6-2, 6-0.
Fourth Round - def. Viktor Troicki (17), 6-3, 6-2.
Quarterfinals - def. Kevin Anderson (40), 6-4, 6-2.
Semifinals - def. Mardy Fish (15), 6-3, 6-1.
Championship - def. Rafael Nadal (1), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Serbia Open (WT250)

First Round - Bye
Second Round - def. Adrian Ungur (175), 6-2, 6-3.
Quarterfinals - def. Blaz Kavcic (85), 6-3, 6-2.
Semifinals - def. Janko Tipsarevic (36), walkover.
Championship - def. Feliciano Lopez (37), 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open (Masters1000)

First Round - Bye
Second Round - def. Kevin Anderson (35), 6-3, 6-4.
Third Round - def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (29), 6-1, 6-2.
Quarterfinals - def. David Ferrer (6), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Semifinals - def. Thomaz Bellucci (36), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Championship - def. Rafael Nadal (1), 7-5, 6-4.
 
Internazionali BNL d'Italia (Masters1000)

First Round - Bye
Second Round - def. Lukasz Kubot (141), 6-0, 6-3.
Third Round - def. Stanislas Wawrinka (14), 6-4, 6-1.
Quarterfinals - def. Robin Soderling (5), 6-3, 6-0.
Semifinals - def. Andy Murray (4), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
Championship - def. Rafael Nadal (1), 6-4, 6-4.

Matches: 39-0 100%
Sets: 85-9 90.4%
Games: 554-279 66.5%

Novak Djokovic - Kids Day @ Roland Garros

Here are some more photos of Novak at the Kids Day on Saturday.