South Korean Tennis Player Defeats His Idol, Novak Djokovic

This is Whats Trending today Novak Djokovic of Serbia is one of the best tennis players in the world. He has won 68 professional ATP tennis tournaments including 12 Grand Slam championships. Six of his Grand Slam victories came from the Australian Op

Djokovic to Take on Murray in Wimbledon Final

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic (L) has survived one of the longest semifinals at the All England Club to set up a final clash with Britain's No. 1 Andy Murray (R). [Photo: sports.sina.com.cn] World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is one step closer to his second Wi

Djokovic clinches first Wimbledon title

LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia claimed his first Wimbledon title on Sunday after beating defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. The serb, who will take over the world top ranking from the Spaniard on Monday, extended

Djokovic criticises ATP for ignoring players' interest

MADRID, May 7 (Xinhua) -- World No.1 men's tennis player Novak Djokovic hit out at ATP on Monday for failing to sound out the players before approving the Madrid Open's controversial court change from red clay to blue one. The change has stirred up s

Djokovic wins record third China Open title

Djokovic wins record third China Open title BEIJING, Oct.7 (Xinhua) -- World No.2 Novak Djokovic from Serbia captured a record third China Open title after edging past always-dangerous and talented Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final on Sunday.

Djokovic ready to defend his Australian Open title

MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Should Djokovic lift the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in two weeks' time, not only will he remain No. 1, he will also become the first player in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. From my pers

Djokovic and Federer to vie for title of ATP World Tour Finals

LONDON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and six-time champion Roger Federer will fight for the title of year-ending ATP World Tour Finals on Monday after beating Juan Martin del Portro and local hero Andy Murray respectively at the sem

Djokovic Hopes Run Continues at French Open

The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2011, the French Open, begins Sunday in Paris. Much of the attention will be on Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who is a remarkable 37-0 this year and is looking to dethrone defending champion(冠军) and five-tim

Djokovic edges out Nadal in historic Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his third Australian Open title after beating 10-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal of Spain 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-5 in a historic final here Sunday evening.

Li Na to meet Sharapova in semifinals while Ferrer takes on Djokovic

MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Li Na reached her third Australian Open semifinals in four years on Tuesday and will play Maria Sharapova while defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the men's semis to meet David Ferrer. Former French Op

Djokovic advances at Paris Masters

PARIS, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a first set slump to beat Serbian countryman Viktor Troicki and reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals here on Thursday. Djokovic, who has been battling a shoulder injury, was broken

Djokovic withdraws from Monte Carlo Masters

PARIS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- World No. 2 Novak Djokovic announced Friday to pull out of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament, citing a knee injury. It's a tough blow and sad news not only for this tournament and my fans, but also for myself, said

Murray beats Federer to set up Djokovic final

MELBOURNE, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- London Olympics and U.S. Open champion Andy Murray reached his third Australian Open final here on Friday after beating 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 in four hours. Murray domin

Djokovic to finish year as world No. 1

Djokovic to finish year as world No. 1 LONDON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic will overtake Roger Federer in the ATP rankings and finish 2012 as world No. 1, the ATP said on Monday. The Serb lost his top postion to Federer in July after the 31- y

Djokovic Advances to Semifinals after Hard-Fought Match

TORONTO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- In the most dramatic match played at the Rogers Cup tournament, Novak Djokovic managed to overpower veteran Tommy Haas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in quarterfinals. Despite his valiant efforts, Haas, 34, the oldest player in the tourna

Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Unites Divided Serbia

Serbians weary of seeing the worlds media focus on their countrys recent wartime past are uniting in praise of a new national hero, Novak Djokovic. Djokovic trained as a young boy amid the chaotic breakup of Yugoslavia, rising to become world tennis

Djokovic beats Berdych to reach Australian Open semis

MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic bounced back from a marathon five-set fourth-round match just 48 hours earlier as he reached the Australian Open semifinals here on Tuesday after beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6

Serbia honors tennis player Djokovic

BELGRADE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic on Tuesday awarded the country's superstar tennis player Novak Djokovic with the Gold Star of Karadjordje, the highest state honor medal, for his exceptional merits in the representation of

Easy draw for world number two Djokovic at China Open

Easy draw for world number two Djokovic at China Open BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- World number two Novak Djokovic from Serbia was handed an easy draw at the China Open as he takes on a qualifier in the opening round of the event he has won twice be

CCTV9英语新闻：Djokovic clinches record-setting 29th Masters title

The top two players in the men's game would battle for the title, but this battle has been completely one-sided over the last couple of years as Novak Djokovic has dominated Andy Murray. The world number one winning 11-of their last 12 meetings and l