In beating Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5), Novak Djokovic has secured a seventh career year-end number one finish, setting yet another ATP all-time record. He's well clear of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer -- both at five -- and
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Note: links are used throughout this article. The links aren't visible naturally, so I've bolded the places where links are embedded (headings are not links). I've been a tennis fan since the 2016 Roland-Garros tournament. Though I've enjoyed every step
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Novak Djokovic is on the cusp of what would be the crowning achievement of the Golden Era in men's tennis: the Calendar Grand Slam. He's won his first 27 matches in majors this year, bagging titles in Melbourne, Paris (after
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How do you beat Novak Djokovic, besides hoping for him to have an off day? Having a massive forehand helps. After all, Federer and Nadal have beaten him over 20 times each and may have the best forehands ever. Even
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Novak Djokovic beating Rafael Nadal in the Roland-Garros semifinals in June was the most pivotal match of 2021. The result essentially sealed Djokovic's status as the greatest of all time. In performing the toughest task tennis has ever offered against
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Novak Djokovic has played a lot of major semifinals. He's squeaked out wins by slim margins (2011 U.S. Open), he's thrashed his opponents (pretty much every Australian Open semifinal he's played besides 2012), and he's suffered a heartbreaking loss or
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On the 15th stroke of the rally, having opened up the court, Rafael Nadal ripped a forehand down the line. Novak Djokovic raced across the baseline, his exceptional forehand defense blocking the ball back into play deep on Nadal's backhand
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How did we get here? The day before yesterday, Rafael Nadal faced a break point that would have seen him fall behind 6-3, 4-0 against Denis Shapovalov. But after a fierce comeback including two match point saves, Nadal raised his
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Hello and thanks for choosing to follow this piece on the upcoming quarterfinal between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas for a spot in the Rome semifinals! As with the previous edition of the live recap, I'm writing the preview the
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After 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner lost 6-4, 6-2 to Novak Djokovic in the round of 32 at the Monte-Carlo Masters, I wrote a short piece on how his serve was the main restrictive factor in his game (you can read
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