Novak Djokovic’s Improvement and Rise to No. 1

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Published: August 4, 2011

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Nearly anybody who has heard of tennis has heard of Novak Djokovic. The Serb went from being ranked No. 3 in the world at the end of the year for four successive years to capturing No. 1 and adding two more Grand Slams to his name. Not just that, but he broke the all-time winning streak in 2011 and has yet to lose more than once this year.

Many are quick to say he is the next rising legend and will go on to do bigger and better things, given what he has achieved just this year.

But, just how good is this guy? Sure, he beat Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer more times than we are accustomed to seeing anybody do, but what is he doing differently? His progress and improvement are the true ideas to tackle when considering his rapid ascension to the temporary throne of men's tennis.

I have comprised a time line of every match where Djokovic was even remotely challenged, and I will start from the end of 2010:

 

U.S. Open 1st Round: Djokovic def. Viktor Troicki 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3

He was down a break in the fourth and the venue was blistering hot, a characteristic Novak still has not proven himself to be in control of yet.

After this match, he went on to play Phillipp Petzschner, James Blake, Mardy Fish, and Gaël Monfils, beating each of them in straight sets. But as much as I am a fan of all of those players (except one of them), Novak really shouldn't have lost to any of those guys. He did what he was supposed to and made it to the Final Four.

 

U.S. Open Semifinals: Djokovic def. Federer 5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5

The fact that Roger fell apart after winning the first and third sets was quite bizarre, but Novak played well anyway. Most of the sets that these two played wound up ending as 7-5 or 7-6, and to see Roger win nearly all of the tight ones was nothing new.

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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