He fell just one match short of it a year ago.
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Federer, seeded third in Melbourne, was beaten in the US Open and Wimbledon finals by Djokovic previous year, as well as in the decider for the season-ending World Tour Finals.
Wawrinka, however, surprised the tennis world when he produced a barrage of backhands on the clay at Roland Garros to beat the Serb in the Paris final and claim his second grand slam title.
“The same thing would happen”, the 28-year-old Briton told reporters.
Annacone predicted Djokovic and Williams as the winners of their respective categories at the 2016 Australian Open.
And the rest of the field, in turn, is focused on Djokovic.
Serena Williams of the United States defeats Maria Sharapova of Russian Federation in the women’s final.
Brad Gilbert, the former coach and now an ESPN analyst, compared him to Stephen Curry in the National Basketball Association. He’s been playing really well last season.
“I’ll try to obviously carry that confidence and high level of performance that I’ve had, especially towards the end of the year, into the new season”. I haven’t dropped a set.
Djokovic said the Olympics in August are another goal for him, in addition to everything else.
Djokovic has furrowed many brows with his superb play: He doesn’t possess the power or bludgeoning strokes that Federer (forehand) or Stan Wawrinka (backhand) do, but his consistency and athleticism are suffocating for opponents.
Yet he still appears hungry.
“I said, “So you would be available?” I was actually in China.
It’s unproven still if anyone else’s best can match that of Djokovic’s current form.
Zverev, measuring 6ft 6in and ranked 83rd in the world, is one of the game’s most exciting young talents and proved his worth past year by beating world number 12 Kevin Anderson, Murray’s conqueror at the US Open.
In the Serbian’s case, it’s 19-year-old Hyeon Chung of South Korea, the world No. 51 who was one of the fastest-rising players in 2015.
“I don’t really ever look at the draw, so I would appreciate it if you didn’t mention it. Thank you”, she said, shutting down talk of another showdown with Sharapova. “I’ve been working so hard and doing so much work, so … maybe I had a bad attitude out there”. For me, that doesn’t change anything for this tournament.
“Yeah, I still think the same guys are playing very well”.
“But I’ve always been someone that’s been able to treat their practice as something meaningful, there’s something on the line, you’re not just going through the motions”.
“I’m a little exhausted today”. He’s been by far and away the dominant player in Melbourne in recent times, and there’s nothing to suggest his incredible record won’t extend into this year’s championships. “I know how the ball flies and the conditions here”.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic doesn’t really need to offer sweeteners to attract a crowd at the Australian Open. The arena named after Laver is where Djokovic starts his quest Monday.
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“Honestly, it’s just the beginning”. I also practised with him a couple of times during the week in Perth too.
