Hosts Serbia kick off UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 in Belgrade against neighbours Slovenia on Tuesday hoping to take inspiraition from Novak Djoković before injury-hit Spain begin their bid to win back a trophy they lost after a nine-year reign in 2014.TUESDAY'S GAMESIt has been a good start to 2016 for Serbian sport: not only did Novak Djoković claim yet another Australian Open tennis title on Sunday, but last month Belgrade Arena was transformed into a swimming pool for the European Water Polo Championship, won by the hosts.Serbia have never been beyond the UEFA Futsal EURO quarter-finals but coach Aca...
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Novak Djokovic Tops Andy Murray, Wins Sixth Australian Open In Straight Sets
The Australian Open must be Novak Djokovic’s favorite Grand Slam tournament. The No. 1 men’s tennis player beat Andy Murray in straight sets (6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)) Sunday to earn his sixth title in Melbourne, tying Roy Emerson’s record for most Australian Open wins. The win also represents Djokovic’s 11th Gram Slam victory. The No. 2 Murray probably doesn’t have the same feelings as Djokovic about the Australian Open, as he’s now lost all five finals he’s been in, four of them coming against the 28-year-old Serbian native. But Murray has other business to attend to, as his wife is due to give birth any day now. As for Djokovic, the...
Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic All Win At U.S. Open
NEW YORK — No reason for any extra practice after this performance by Serena Williams. Playing the best she has during this U.S. Open as she chases a calendar-year Grand Slam, Williams set up a quarterfinal against older sister Venus by making only six unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over 19th-seeded Madison Keys on Sunday. Serena took only 68 minutes to dismiss Keys, a 20-year-old American with formidable serves and forehands who simply was outplayed. Already a winner of the past four major tournaments, including last year’s U.S. Open, Serena is trying to become the first tennis player to win all four in the same season since Steffi Gr...
Wawrinka dumps Djokovic out of Australian Open
Updated: Tuesday, 21 Jan 2014 18:14 | Comments Stanislas Wawrinka raises his arms in triumph after Novak Djokovic volleys wide on match point Novak Djokovic offers congratulations to the victorious Stanislas Wawrinka after an epic five-set battle Tomas Berdych kept his composure in the fourth set to claim victory Stanislas Wawrinka sensationally ended Novak Djokovic's 25-match winning run at the Australian Open as he finally got the better of the defending champion. Twelve months ago Djokovic won a fourth-round clash against Wawrinka 12-10 in the fifth set in Melbourne while the outcome was the same when they met in the last four at the US Open. But this time, as the clock registered four hours, Djokovic placed a volley wide on Wawrinka's
Djokovic doubtful for opening Davis Cup rubber
Novak Djokovic's participation in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina on Friday has been thrown into doubt as the Serbian star arrives home just days after lifting the US Open title. The world No 1 was drawn on Thursday to take on 74th-ranked David Nalbandian in the opening match here. But the 24-year-old will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday just three days after beating Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the US Open final. "Novak arrives today and we'll see at what point he
Djokovic into final as Berdych retires
World No 1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the final of the ATP's Cincinnati Masters as eighth-seeded Tomas Berdych retired from their semifinal with a sore right shoulder after dropping the first set 7-5. In Sunday's final, Djokovic will face world No 4 Andy Murray, a 6-3, 7-6 (10/8) winner over American Mardy Fish. Djokovic, who has also been troubled by a sore right shoulder, claimed his 57th match victory of the season with just one defeat.
Djokovic claims 51st win of the season
No 1 Novak Djokovic lined up a Montreal Masters semifinal with a second straight French opponent after defeating fifth seed Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-1 on Friday. Photo Gallery Djokovic, playing is first event on the ATP top ranking, will on Saturday face 13th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who followed up his third-round upset of two-time winner Roger Federer with a win over Spain's Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-4. "I have played the best match of the tournament, no doubt," Djokovic said. "Everything was going well. I had a difficult