Djokovic
Proper noun
Meaning
Djokovic (plural Djokovics or Djokovices)
A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
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After losing back-to-back finals to Nadal at Roland Garros in 2018 and ’19 and then falling to Djokovic in five sets in the championship match at this year’s Australian Open, Thiem beat Zverev to finally win his first major at the U.S. Open in September.
After falling down break point, Djokovic found a couple of big serves, saving break point with a backhand winner off a 189kmh second serve and then dominating behind a couple more first serves.
And while Nadal has brute force and Djokovic a robotic efficiency, Federer’s supreme grace and guile, as well as his gentlemanly manner, have made him such a worldwide favourite.
Apart from one dropped point, thanks to errors entirely of his own doing, Djokovic holds to take a 5-3 lead.
BELGRADE (Agencies): Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia.
Besides Nadal and Federer, Novak Djokovic is vying for a seat at the table.