Novak Djokovic believes there is more to just being the world no. 1 and piling up Grand Slam titles, and that is being a role model to children around the world.
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The resistance to Novak Djokovic’s domination of men’s tennis appears to have crumbled, with the other three members of tennis’ Big Four (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray) either out of ideas or unfit to compete with the 28-year old world No. 1.
“Being a part of the history books is a huge honour and is something that is always present, even though you try not to focus all your attention on the record-breaking opportunities. Now I can look forward to the next match”, said the Swiss star who next faces eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.
On his rivalry with the Serb, Wawrinka said, “We had some tough Grand Slam matches”.
From the practice courts, to the gym facilities to the Players’ Lounge, it’s easy to see why the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has been voted ATP Tournament of the Year by the players eleven times and as recently as 2014.
“I think I started off a bit too aggressively”, said Baghdatis.
Already he has two titles this year-a career 60th in Doha and a record-tying sixth Australian Open-to take his tally to 13 titles from 17 consecutive finals.
Troicki, who is off to a career-best start with the title in Sydney and a the final in Sofia, struggled to impose himself against an opponent who had won four of their five duels coming into this match.
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In the second set, the Serbian was fully in control and broke twice to ensure his win and a passage into the quarter-finals.
Also, 66th-ranked Chung Hyeon of South Korea beat 39th-ranked Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-4. Of course, the tennis fans in Dubai can expect a superlative performance from the world number one at the Centre Court on Thursday night.
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With a win over Tommy Robredo already under his belt, victory over Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri would make it 700, and membership of a club that only a handful of great players have achieved. Bagdhatis defeated Vasek Pospisil of Canada 6-4, 6-2.
