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July 26th 2006 08:50
Novak Djokovic - Champion at Amersfoort!
Last week Novak won his first title in his very first final appearance, defeating Nicolas Massu 7:6 (7:5), 6:4 winning the tournament without dropping a single set. Novak took the lead initially going to a 3:0 lead. They each held serve until Massu broke at 4:2 to get back on serve 4:3. The rest of the set followed serve. Nole had a set point at 6:5 but Massu was able to defend and send it to a tiebreak. In the tiebreak Massu earned the first minibreak, going up quickly 0:3, but Novak fought back to win the tiebreak 7:5.
The second set went a bit easier. Novak broke Massu in the first game of the second set, but Massu broke back immediately for 1:1. They held serve until Massu was serving at 3:3. Here Novak got an opportunity to break again and he took it and the lead 4:3. After he held his serve he had chances to break for the match at 5:3 but Massu made him serve out the championship on his own racquet, which he did, winning the championship in 2 hours 19 minutes, on his fourth championship point.
Both players were not strong on serve today, Novak served just 51% and had 9 aces to 3 double faults. Novak was able to convert 3/10 of his break point opportunities, while his opponent only 1/5.
Following this win, the Amersfoort champion will look to continue his good form in Umag where he is the #4 seed and will face Croatian Luka Belic in the first round.
Copyright J. Shelcusky, www.nole-djokovic.com
ABOUT "NOLE"
Novak Djokovic; born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is a professional Serbian tennis player. He is an up and coming player only 19 years old, but has already had success as a tennis player by making the Juniors Semi Finals at the 2004 Australian Open. He participated in the 2006 Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian Player Ana Ivanović where the pairing narrowly missed the final.
Davis Cup
He is good friends with fellow junior graduate (and sometimes doubles partner) Andy Murray, who was part of the Great Britain team that Serbia and Montenegro defeated in the Davis Cup in Glasgow in April 2006. Đoković got the decisive win on 9th April, by defeating Greg Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match, giving his team an unasailable 3-1 lead in their best of 5 series.
Country Serbia
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Date of birth May 22, 1987
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Height 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Turned Pro 2003
Plays Right
Career Prize Money $657,450
Singles
Career record: 37-25
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: No. 28 (July 24, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1st (2005, 2006)
French Open QF (2006)
Wimbledon 4th (2006)
U.S. Open 3rd (2005)
Doubles
Career record: 5-9
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 266 (July 10, 2006)
*credit to Wikipedia.com
Source: www.novak-djokovic.com, copyright to: ATP Amersfoort Official Site
Last week Novak won his first title in his very first final appearance, defeating Nicolas Massu 7:6 (7:5), 6:4 winning the tournament without dropping a single set. Novak took the lead initially going to a 3:0 lead. They each held serve until Massu broke at 4:2 to get back on serve 4:3. The rest of the set followed serve. Nole had a set point at 6:5 but Massu was able to defend and send it to a tiebreak. In the tiebreak Massu earned the first minibreak, going up quickly 0:3, but Novak fought back to win the tiebreak 7:5.
The second set went a bit easier. Novak broke Massu in the first game of the second set, but Massu broke back immediately for 1:1. They held serve until Massu was serving at 3:3. Here Novak got an opportunity to break again and he took it and the lead 4:3. After he held his serve he had chances to break for the match at 5:3 but Massu made him serve out the championship on his own racquet, which he did, winning the championship in 2 hours 19 minutes, on his fourth championship point.
Both players were not strong on serve today, Novak served just 51% and had 9 aces to 3 double faults. Novak was able to convert 3/10 of his break point opportunities, while his opponent only 1/5.
Following this win, the Amersfoort champion will look to continue his good form in Umag where he is the #4 seed and will face Croatian Luka Belic in the first round.
Copyright J. Shelcusky, www.nole-djokovic.com
ABOUT "NOLE"
Novak Djokovic; born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is a professional Serbian tennis player. He is an up and coming player only 19 years old, but has already had success as a tennis player by making the Juniors Semi Finals at the 2004 Australian Open. He participated in the 2006 Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian Player Ana Ivanović where the pairing narrowly missed the final.
Davis Cup
He is good friends with fellow junior graduate (and sometimes doubles partner) Andy Murray, who was part of the Great Britain team that Serbia and Montenegro defeated in the Davis Cup in Glasgow in April 2006. Đoković got the decisive win on 9th April, by defeating Greg Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match, giving his team an unasailable 3-1 lead in their best of 5 series.
Country Serbia
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Date of birth May 22, 1987
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Height 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Turned Pro 2003
Plays Right
Career Prize Money $657,450
Singles
Career record: 37-25
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: No. 28 (July 24, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1st (2005, 2006)
French Open QF (2006)
Wimbledon 4th (2006)
U.S. Open 3rd (2005)
Doubles
Career record: 5-9
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 266 (July 10, 2006)
*credit to Wikipedia.com
Source: www.novak-djokovic.com, copyright to: ATP Amersfoort Official Site
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