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Novak Djokovic Might Have Helped Serbia With First ATP Tour Event
World Number 3 Novak Djokovic spoke very enthusiastically about how he has been able to help Serbia to possibly host its first ATP tournament.
Djokovic, who has already qualified for the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai, and his family are on the point of buying out the rights to the Dutch Open tournament in Amersfoot and transferring that week’s action to Belgrade.
The 21-year-old Australian Open champion, who hails from the Serbian capital, revealed earlier this month he was in negotiations with organisers to transfer the event with help from his father and uncle and said the arrangements were all but in place.
“Now I can say the country is supporting us and we have all the things we need – just the formality from the ATP to really take the tournament Amersfoort to Serbia,” Djokovic said after reaching the third round of the Paris Masters when Dmitry Tursunov of Russia withdrew with a shoulder injury in the second set of their encounter.
Djokovic said he expected an official announcement in Shanghai and he was delighted at the prospect.
Djokovic and Tsonga Sign On For Inaugural ATP Event in Brisbane
It has been announced this morning that Brisbane International organisers have signed Novak Djokovic and Jo Wilfried Tsonga, to play at the inaugural event.
The pair join former world No.1 and reigning French Open women’s champion Ana Ivanovic at what is shaping up as a star-studded event.
“It is the perfect way to begin my Australian campaign. I have heard great things about Brisbane but never had the opportunity to visit,” Djokovic said.
The Queensland event will be held at the State tennis centre from the 4th-11th January 2009.
Wimbledon Raining. Is That A Surprise
As we all know it is only a matter of time before it starts raining at Wimbledon. This year it has done quite well, day 5 is the first time this year the covers had to come out. I was aiming to start The Tennis Times on the first day of the Championships, but we got a little delayed.
That all being said there has been some great action already with Djokovic and Roddick going out of the draw in the early rounds.
I watched the Roddick match the other day and he seemed very lackluster. However the condition were quite poor and very windy, but thats taking nothing away from the consistency shown by Janko Tipsarevic. Djokovic on the other hand played quite well in his second round match again Marat Safin, but the sleeping giant that is Safin pulled a classic performance out of the bag. Safin has always had the talent, but with injuries and lack of focus, he has been the under achiever for a while now. That is taking nothing away from his level of partying, which ive heard he does throw the best parties!
