Novak Djokovic

Djokovic In London: Right Shots, Right Time, Game On

WASHINGTON/LONDON, November 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When five-time champion Novak Djokovic and 2018 champion Alexander Zverev squared off at the Nitto ATP Finals Friday afternoon in London, the objective facing each was clear: Win and move on to Saturday’s […]

London Battle Between Two Titans Goes to Medvedev

WASHINGTON/LONDON, November 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With a Nitto ATP Finals semifinal berth on the line, World No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic came into his Wednesday evening skirmish against World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev owning a 4-2 head-to-head advantage. […]

Untouchable Djokovic Begins Quest For 6th ATP Finals Title

WASHINGTON/LONDON, November 16, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Five-time ATP Finals champion and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and World No. 9 Diego Schwartzman, making his Nitto ATP Finals debut, have already met twice during the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season and five […]

Djokovic Clinches Year-End No. 1 In ATP Rankings

LONDON, November 6, 2020 (ATP Press Release) Novak Djokovic has clinched the year-end No. 1 FedEx ATP Ranking for a record-equalling sixth time, after the Sofia Open draw was published on Friday. At 33 years of age, Djokovic also sets […]

Djokovic Books Quarterfinal Berth In Vienna

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 28, 2020 Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a record-tying sixth year-end No. 1 ranking following a 7-6(11), 6-3 win over Borna Coric of Croatia on Wednesday in the second round of the Erste Bank Open. The 33-year-old […]

Djokovic, Thiem Begin Title Bid In Vienna

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 27, 2020 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Dominic Thiem began their title bid at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Tuesday with straight-set victories. In his first match at the Stadthalle since defeating Stan […]

Djokovic: ‘It Will Be A Big Challenge To Win In Vienna!’

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 26, 2020 In a press conference on Sunday with Dominic Thiem, Austria’s Vice Chancellor and Sports Minister Werner Kogler and Erste Bank Open 500 tournament director Herwig Straka, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic looked back on his Vienna […]

Lucky No. 13: Nadal Saves Best For Last At Roland Garros

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While it’s arguable that Sunday’s performance under a closed roof at Court Philippe-Chatrier was his finest French Open victory, Rafael Nadal made quite a statement for himself – especially for someone who already […]

Swiatek: Achieving The Extraordinary By Winning Roland Garros

WASHINGTON, October 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In the period of one Paris fortnight, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek went from being unseeded at Roland Garros to cracking the Top 20 after her remarkable French Open victory Saturday. During the short span […]

Roland Garros: Djokovic Passes Khachanov Test

PARIS/STARNBERG, October 5, 2020 Novak Djokovic reached his 11th consecutive quarterfinal at Roland Garros with a straight-sets victory against Russian 15th seed Karen Khachanov. The World No. 1 from Serbia, whose only French Open title win came in 2016 when […]