Top ranked Roger Federer's streak of 10 consecutive grand slam finals have come to an abrupt end last night when 3rd ranked Novak Djokovic defeated him in the semi-finals 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). The 2 time defending champion did not look as though he was the top ranked player in the world. Maybe it had a lot to do with Djokovic's 13 aces and 50 winners.
Djokovic advances to his second consecutive Grand Slam final where he will meet unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, currently No. 38 in the South African Airways Rankings. The meeting between the two young stars will be the first. Tsonga has never reached a grand slam quarter final let alone a final. At 20 year, 250 days, Djokovic will be the sixth youngest finalist at the Australian Open since 1968. This kid is a growing threat to Nadal and eventually to Federer's unchallenged reign at first.
In my personal opinion if Novak Djokovic drops one set I will certainly be surprised. Djokovic has been playing the most consistent tennis since the U.S Open in September. During that stretch he grabbed the #3 spot from American Andy Roddick. I have ruled out Tsonga of this tournament 2 times already, maybe he can pull off a surprise. Tsonga, only 22 years old, is hoping that this will be his big break in the tennis world to show he is for real, and gain some spots in the rankings. It will be no surprise that if Tsonga wins the Australian open he goes from being unranked top the ATP's top 20.
Go figure...
-At this time last year Roger Federer has a 3,345 point lead over second ranked Rafael Nadal, now that lead has slimmed to 1400. Could we have a new #1 by the years end?
-In January 2007 Novak Djokovic was ranked #16 with just 1,650 points, trailing Federer by 6,490 and Nadal by 3,145. Now Djokovic is ranked #3 and is trailing Nadal by 1,465 and Federer by 2,865.
I am excited to see how the upcoming tennis season unfolds. The clay road to Roland Garros is only weeks away. Will Nadal keep his crown of clay? Or will Djokovic, Federer have other plans for him?
Stay tuned for Australian Open coverage and Superbowl preview!
Djokovic advances to his second consecutive Grand Slam final where he will meet unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, currently No. 38 in the South African Airways Rankings. The meeting between the two young stars will be the first. Tsonga has never reached a grand slam quarter final let alone a final. At 20 year, 250 days, Djokovic will be the sixth youngest finalist at the Australian Open since 1968. This kid is a growing threat to Nadal and eventually to Federer's unchallenged reign at first.
In my personal opinion if Novak Djokovic drops one set I will certainly be surprised. Djokovic has been playing the most consistent tennis since the U.S Open in September. During that stretch he grabbed the #3 spot from American Andy Roddick. I have ruled out Tsonga of this tournament 2 times already, maybe he can pull off a surprise. Tsonga, only 22 years old, is hoping that this will be his big break in the tennis world to show he is for real, and gain some spots in the rankings. It will be no surprise that if Tsonga wins the Australian open he goes from being unranked top the ATP's top 20.
Go figure...
-At this time last year Roger Federer has a 3,345 point lead over second ranked Rafael Nadal, now that lead has slimmed to 1400. Could we have a new #1 by the years end?
-In January 2007 Novak Djokovic was ranked #16 with just 1,650 points, trailing Federer by 6,490 and Nadal by 3,145. Now Djokovic is ranked #3 and is trailing Nadal by 1,465 and Federer by 2,865.
I am excited to see how the upcoming tennis season unfolds. The clay road to Roland Garros is only weeks away. Will Nadal keep his crown of clay? Or will Djokovic, Federer have other plans for him?
Stay tuned for Australian Open coverage and Superbowl preview!
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