Stan Wawrinka
Djokovic cements top spot, Troicki climbs to No. 46
LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic has cemented the top spot in the ATP ladder, doubling the gap between him and second-placed Roger Federer following his fifth Australian Open title on Sunday.
Djokovic now has 13,045 points, 3,800 more than Federer, who lost points after not reaching the semifinals, dumped out by Italy's Andreas Seppi in the third round.
Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title
Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title
MELBOURNE -- World's best ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic has won his 5th Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday by beating Andy Murray 7-6(5) 6(4)-7 6-3 6-0.
The Serb now has 49 ATP titles to his name, 8 of which are Grand Slams, that is two Wimbledon titles and one US Open along with the five Australian Open trophies.
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Djokovic wins Australian Open
MELBOURNE - World number one Novak Djokovic won his 5th Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday by beating Andy Murray of the UK 7-6(5) 6(4)-7 6-3 6-0.
The Serb now has 49 ATP titles to his name, 8 of which are Grand Slams, that is two Wimbledon titles and one US Open along with the 5 Australian Open trophies.
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Djokovic battles to Australian Open final
MELBOURNE - World number one Novak Djokovic is in the final of the Australian Open after overcoming the defending champion, Stanislas Wawrinka from switzerland, 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-0 on Friday.
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Djokovic fights off Wawrinka to reach Open final
World number one Novak Djokovic fought off defending champion Stan Wawrinka over five sets to reach his fifth Australian Open final on Jan. 30, where he will meet Andy Murray.
The Serb top seed won 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in 3hr 30mins and will face the British sixth seed for a third time in Sunday's Grand Slam decider.
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Djokovic, Serena on fire to make Aussie semis
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams lived up to their top billing yesterday with the world number ones ripping apart Milos Raonic and Dominika Cibulkova to power into the Australian Open semifinals.
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Djokovic ousts Raonic, to play against Wawrinka
MELBOURNE - World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic qualified for the Australian Open semifinal as he defeated Canada's Milos Raonic in the Wednesday match, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2.
Djokovic managed to preserve the maximum advantage over Raonic and achieved the fifth triumph in their duels so far after two hours into the match.
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Nadal crushed as Sharapova slaps down Bouchard
Rafael Nadal's Australian Open dream lay in tatters Jan. 27 with the third seed crushed by Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals, but Maria Sharapova showed who's boss by slapping down Eugenie Bouchard.
The out-of-sorts Spaniard, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, was never in contention against a player he had beaten the last 17 times they met stretching back to 2006.
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Djokovic, Wawrinka join Williams in 3rd round in Australia
Top-ranked Serena Williams fended off three set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and move into the third round of the Australian Open.
Men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic had an easier run, spending a minute less than Williams on Rod Laver Arena in his 84-minute, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 88-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov on Thursday.
Djokovic, Serena show no mercy as Azarenka romps
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams showed no mercy in powering through to the Australian Open second round Jan. 20 as unseeded dark horse Victoria Azarenka won her grudge match.
Defending men's champion Stan Wawrinka, Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori and women's fourth seed Petra Kvitova also stayed on course.
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