Novak Djokovic
Djokovic to face qualifier in Aussie Open first round
MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was on Thursday drawn to play a qualifier in the Australian Open first round.
In the potential second round, reigning champion Djokovic will most likely face Australian Alexei Popyrin, who will play compatriot and wild card holder Marc Polmans in the first round.
Djokovic completes first training session in Melbourne ahead of Aussie Open
MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, on Tuesday completed his first training session at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne ahead of Australian Open, the season's first Grand Slam tournament.
Reigning champion Djokovic recently arrived in Melbourne from Perth, where he played for Serbia at the United Cup.
Serbia out of United Cup after Stevanovic loses to Australia's Tomljanovic
PERTH - The Serbia national tennis team is out of the United Cup after Natalija Stevanovic lost 6-1, 6-1 to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in Perth on Wednesday.
Winning after only 65 minutes of play, Tomljanovic handed Australia a decisive 2-0 lead in the quarter-final tie against Serbia.
Stevanovic was a stand-in for Olga Danilovic.
Serbia's Danilovic/Djokovic beat China at United Cup
PERTH - The Serbian mixed double of Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic defeated the Chinese pair of Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 1-6, 10-6 in Perth on Sunday, handing Serbia a 2-1 win over China in the United Cup Group E Round 2.
Alcaraz comes from behind to defeat Djokovic in Riyadh exhibition match
RIYADH - Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to defeat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a season-opening exhibition match in Riyadh on Wednesday evening.
Djokovic and Alcaraz, the world number one and world number two in men's tennis singles, produced an excellent display that looked like a taster of highly interesting trophy battles to come next year.
Djokovic is the best athlete on the planet!
In the past year, Djokovic played in the finals of all four Grand Slams and won three - the Australian Open, Roland Garros and the US Open.
With that, he became the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles in history - 24.
In addition, he won the Masters in Cincinnati and Paris, and the Final Masters in Turin, and he started the year with a triumph in Adelaide.
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Djokovic: Younger players awaken beast in me
NEW YORK - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, says hungry, young players are a source of motivation for him, bringing out the inner beast in him.
"I think they kind of awaken a beast in me," Djokovic said in an interview with the US TV network CBS.
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Djokovic beats Norrie to secure Davis Cup semi-final slot for Serbia
MALAGA - Novak Djokovic beat Briton Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday evening to secure a semi-final slot for Serbia at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.
Djokovic won after a hundred minutes of play.
Earlier in the afternoon, Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Jack Draper to give Serbia a 1-0 lead in the tie.
Serbia Davis Cup team trains in Malaga ahead of match vs Great Britain
MALAGA - The Serbia Davis Cup team completed a training session in Malaga ahead of Thursday's tie against Great Britain in the Davis Cup Finals quarter-finals.
The training session was led by head coach Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarevic, a recent addition to the coaching staff.
Djokovic beats Sinner to win record seventh career ATP Finals title
TURIN - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, has claimed a record seventh career ATP Finals title by defeating Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the final on Sunday evening.
Djokovic, who won after an hour and 44 minutes of play, is now 4-1 head-to-head against Sinner.
He previously lost to Sinner in the group stage of the tournament.