Tennis 2011
Tennis 2011
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Yep, date: 29 August - 11 September. Djokovic was superb today
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nani kashinda?
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dah Nadal is my favorite but hongera sana djokovic
Mserbia Novak
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[h=1]'My dream has come true,' says Novak Djokovic after Wimbledon triumph[/h] • First Wimbledon title a 'lifetime goal' for super Serb
• 'I had to be on the top of my game,' says No2 seed
• 'I had to be on the top of my game,' says No2 seed
- Simon Cambers at Wimbledon
- guardian.co.uk, Sunday 3 July 2011 17.20 BST Article history
Novak Djokovic holds the Wimbledon trophy after beating Rafael Nadal in four sets. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP
Winning Wimbledon, said Novak Djokovic on Sunday, was the culmination of a lifelong dream. The Serb's four-set victory over Rafael Nadal gave him his third grand slam title and when the Spaniard's backhand sailed long to give him victory, he celebrated by eating a blade of grass on Centre Court.
"I managed to achieve a lifetime goal and I managed to make my dream come true, all in three days' time," said Djokovic, who on Monday will become the world No1 for the first time when the rankings are released. "It's just an incredible feeling that I'm never going to forget. This is the best day of my career."
The 24-year-old, who won his second Australian Open title in January and has lost just one match all year, said his victory was based on a lifetime's work. "For these kind of days, I was practising every day, being dedicated, being a tennis professional.
"Any athlete in the world dreams of being No1 in the world. This is something that gives us a lot of motivation. So finally when you really do it and when you know that you're the best, it's just an amazing achievement."
Djokovic went into the match having beaten Nadal in four consecutive finals earlier in the year, something he said gave him a psychological edge over the Spaniard.
"I had that in the back of my mind. I was trying to take myself back to those matches and perform the same way, aggressive, taking my chances, not giving him opportunity to take over the control."
Nadal, who was trying to win the title for the third time, agreed that he had been outplayed at vital moments. "The most important thing, to win tough matches, is to play well at the important moments," he said. "There are few points that can change a match and I didn't win them today."
However, he said he believed Djokovic may not be able to sustain his level of form for too long. "I lost because I am playing against the best player of the moment, the best player of the world. When you play against these players and they are playing unbelievable, the normal thing is to lose. That's what happened the last few times.
"My experience says this level is not forever. Even for me last year when I was winning three grand slams, [I knew] my level of last year was not forever. Probably the level of Novak today is not forever. I am going to be here fighting all the time, waiting my moment. I understand that the sport is like this. The last five times was not my time. I am going to wait and I am going to try to win a sixth. And if the sixth doesn't happen, [I will go] to the seventh. And the eighth. It's going to be like this. That's the spirit of the sport."
Djokovic said the Wimbledon win was his best. "I think most of the tennis players rate this grand slam as the most important tournament in our sport. So I think that sentence gives you an idea of how much this means for a player to win."
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic hold their winners trophies at the Wimbledon Championships 2011 Winners Ball at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel on July 3, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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[h=1]Wimbledon 2011: Andy Murray inspired by Djokovic win[/h]Page last updated at 05:50 GMT, Monday, 4 July 2011 06:50 UK
Brutal Nadal kills off Murray challenge (UK users only)
Britain's Andy Murray says Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic's form over the past 12 months makes him believe he can one day win a Grand Slam title.
Djokovic, the new world number one, beat Rafa Nadal on Sunday to lift his second major of the year.
Murray says he is "going to have to find that extra few per cent" if he is going to beat the top players.
The Scot added: "I know it's possible, just look at Novak Djokovic."
Murray's own Wimbledon challenge ended on Friday when he was beaten in four sets by Nadal in their semi-final on Centre Court.
But Murray believes he can echo Djokovic's rise to glory.
Djokovic now has three Grand Slam titles to his name, after winning the Australian Open in both 2008 and 2011.
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The 24-year-old from Serbia also helped his country win the Davis Cup for the first time last year and has lost only once in 2011, beaten in the semi-finals of the French Open by Roger Federer.
"I remember watching Novak lose in the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year against Tomas Berdych and then a tough match against Rafa in the US Open final," Murray, the world number four, said in his exclusive column for BBC Sport.
"He's obviously improved a lot since then. That's something I need to look at and try to replicate.
"I'm 24. Right now, this age is pretty much the time I'm going to be at my peak in terms of fitness and strength, so I need to sit down with my team and get the priorities sorted in terms of my game and my training."
Former British number one Tim Henman believes Murray has the game to one day win Wimbledon but needs to improve his mental strength if he to beat the likes of Nadal and Djokovic in the big matches.
"Mentally, I think his attitude had been fantastic on the court and he has been more in control," Henman told BBC Sport. "The trouble is dealing with adversity."
Henman highlighted an incident during the match with Nadal, when Murray, having won the first set, lost his way after blowing a big chance to break early in the second.
"Having missed that forehand during the fourth game of the second set, there was definitely some sort of a reaction as he lost seven games in a row," said Henman.
"He got distracted from his game plan and game style."
Murray is back in action this week when he competes for Great Britain in a Davis Cup tie against Luxembourg in Glasgow.
He will then travel to his training base in Miami ahead of the hard-court stretch leading up to the US Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on 29 August.
Missed forehand was turning point - BBC pundits
Brutal Nadal kills off Murray challenge (UK users only)
Britain's Andy Murray says Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic's form over the past 12 months makes him believe he can one day win a Grand Slam title.
Djokovic, the new world number one, beat Rafa Nadal on Sunday to lift his second major of the year.
Murray says he is "going to have to find that extra few per cent" if he is going to beat the top players.
The Scot added: "I know it's possible, just look at Novak Djokovic."
Murray's own Wimbledon challenge ended on Friday when he was beaten in four sets by Nadal in their semi-final on Centre Court.
But Murray believes he can echo Djokovic's rise to glory.
Djokovic now has three Grand Slam titles to his name, after winning the Australian Open in both 2008 and 2011.
Continue reading the main story
I need to sit down with my team and get the priorities sorted in terms of my game and my training
Andy Murray
The 24-year-old from Serbia also helped his country win the Davis Cup for the first time last year and has lost only once in 2011, beaten in the semi-finals of the French Open by Roger Federer.
"I remember watching Novak lose in the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year against Tomas Berdych and then a tough match against Rafa in the US Open final," Murray, the world number four, said in his exclusive column for BBC Sport.
"He's obviously improved a lot since then. That's something I need to look at and try to replicate.
"I'm 24. Right now, this age is pretty much the time I'm going to be at my peak in terms of fitness and strength, so I need to sit down with my team and get the priorities sorted in terms of my game and my training."
Former British number one Tim Henman believes Murray has the game to one day win Wimbledon but needs to improve his mental strength if he to beat the likes of Nadal and Djokovic in the big matches.
"Mentally, I think his attitude had been fantastic on the court and he has been more in control," Henman told BBC Sport. "The trouble is dealing with adversity."
Henman highlighted an incident during the match with Nadal, when Murray, having won the first set, lost his way after blowing a big chance to break early in the second.
"Having missed that forehand during the fourth game of the second set, there was definitely some sort of a reaction as he lost seven games in a row," said Henman.
"He got distracted from his game plan and game style."
Murray is back in action this week when he competes for Great Britain in a Davis Cup tie against Luxembourg in Glasgow.
He will then travel to his training base in Miami ahead of the hard-court stretch leading up to the US Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on 29 August.
Missed forehand was turning point - BBC pundits
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US Open 2011: Laura Robson through after Morita retirement
Britain's Laura Robson is into round two on her US Open debut after her Japanese opponent Ayumi Morita retired with a shoulder injury.
Robson, 17, had edged a tight first set on a tie-break and led 7-6 (7-4) 1-0 after 61 minutes of play.
The British number four meets Spanish 30th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues or Italy's Karin Knapp in her next match.
Robson's compatriot Heather Watson plays Maria Sharapova in her first round match later on Monday.
Britain's Laura Robson is into round two on her US Open debut after her Japanese opponent Ayumi Morita retired with a shoulder injury.
Robson, 17, had edged a tight first set on a tie-break and led 7-6 (7-4) 1-0 after 61 minutes of play.
The British number four meets Spanish 30th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues or Italy's Karin Knapp in her next match.
Robson's compatriot Heather Watson plays Maria Sharapova in her first round match later on Monday.
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Nadal alipata mushkeri kidogo kwenye press conference J'2, hope atakuwa kwenye form nzuri.
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After waiting two days, Andy Murray needed less than two hours to beat Donald Young and reach the US Open quarter-finals. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images
Andy Murray stood in the eye of Hurricane Chaos at the US Open last night, an unlikely but determined revolutionary. As he eased into the quarter-finals, where he will play John Isner, navigating the tail-end of a crowded fixtures backlog that could have been avoided with better planning, tournament organisers bowed to the demands of the players and moved the men's final back a day to Monday.
The remaining quarter finals – Murray-Isner and Rafael Nadal against Andy Roddick – will be played on Friday, with the semi-finals on Saturday and Sunday a rest day for the men, before the final.