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Monday, January 30, 2012

Novak Djokovic's photo shoot with Australian Open trophy...

Australian Open 2012 men's singles champion Novak Djokovic celebrates at the Carlton Gardens, Melbourne following his epic five-set victory over Rafael Nadal of Spain.

Here are the pictures of the Australian Open champion Djokovic during his photo shoot session at the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic Australian Open 2012 champion

Serbian Novak Djokovic kisses his Australian Open 2012 trophy

Novak Djokovic poses at the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne with his 2012 Australian Open trophy

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic poses with his Australian Open trophy during a photo shoot event at the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne

Serbian tennis star Djokovic in the locker room with his Australian Open trophy

All above pics courtesy: Ben Solomon and Australian Open site

Novak Djokovic posted this picture with the Australian Open trophy in his facebook fanpage... .

"Still cannot believe i am awake :) unbelievable match, i love tennis!!!! Ne mogu da verujem da sam jos uvek budan :) kakav mec! Obozavam tenis!!!! :)" - Novak Djokovic posted in Facebook.

Pic courtesy: Novak Djokovic's facebook fanpage

This has been a perfect start for Novak Djokovic. He would be very much looking forward to achieve the career grand slam this year with French Open coming next.

Novak Djokovic's Australian Open 2012 victory pictures...

Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic beat second seed Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 in an epic final to win his third Australian Open title on Sunday. The win gave top seed Djokovic his fifth Grand Slam title

The longest finals played in the open era lasted five hours and 53 minutes.

Novak Djokovic - Australian Open 2012 Men's Champion

"It was obvious on the court for everybody who has watched the match that both of us, physically, we took the last drop of energy that we had from our bodies," Djokovic said. "We made history tonight and unfortunately there couldn't be two winners."

Djokovic poses with the Australian Open title near the official clock showing the total time of 5:53 which is the longest finals in the tennis grand slams played during the Open era

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic posing before the start of what was an epic 5 hour 53 minutes battle for the title which Djoker came out as the victor

Djoker celebrates an amazing victory over Nadal during the longest final of Australian Open in Melbourne

Novak Djokovic shirtless celebration after winning the Australian Open 2012 men's title beating Rafael Nadal in a near six hour five set epic match

Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a winning scream....

Rafael Nadal congratulates Novak Djokovic after their epic finals in the Australian Open 2012 tournament at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne

The official Rolex clock showing the longest finals timing of 5 hours 53 minutes played between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain

Djoker and Rafa posing with the Australian Open trophies

Djokovic kissing the Australian Open trophy

A perfect start for Djoker and his team... will we see a career slam soon?? the chances are pretty high after seeing the level of tennis that Djokovic plays now... and he seems to be deserving too.. with his will to win and the calmness he shows in the court... quite contrast to the person he was when he started playing professional tennis.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Novak Djokovic wins longest Australian Open finals against Nadal

Just witnessed an amazing and gruelling 5 hour 53 minutes marathon finals between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open Grand Slam finals held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

Serbian Novak Djokovic thus won the longest Grand Slam final in history and defended his men's singles crown by beating Spaniard Rafael Nadal in a thrilling five setter - 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5.

Here are some pictures of this amazing epic finals between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open Grand Slam men's title 2012

Serbian Djokovic celebrates shirtless after his Australian Open victory after beating Rafael Nadal in a 5 hour 53 minutes epic finals

The Legend Rod Laver presenting the Australian Open trophy to Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal - The winner and runner-up of Australian Open 2012 Grand Slam

The epic match finalists - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after playing the longest finals in the Tennis open era. You can see that both of them are visibly tired and couldn't even stand during the presentation ceremony

Thank god for the chairs :) Rafael Nadal and Djokovic were thankful after getting to sit in these chairs during the presentation ceremony after their epic Australian Open finals

Novak Djokovic wins his 3rd Australian Open title and his 5th Grand slam title

Rafael Nadal becomes the unlucky runner-up after being beaten by Djokovic in an epic 5 set match.

Nadal unable to beat Djokovic in 7 of their previous final encounters

Thank You Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal for giving us such an amazing finals!!! You both are winners...
What a final it has been.. even am tired after watching it for so long.. gotta get some break now.. :)

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Top Sporting Moments of 2011

The year 2011 witnessed quite a few sporting success and surprises... Here are some of the top sporting moments in the year 201, according to me.

1. India's World Cup Cricket Triumph

Wallpaper of India's World Cup 2011 Victory

First and foremost being India winning the Cricket World Cup 2011 beating Sri Lanka in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on 2nd April, 2011. This was India's second World Cup after Kapil Dev's team led India to their first World Cup way back in 1983. Sachin Tendulkar achieved his World cup dream after six attempts playing in World Cups.

2. New Zealand's All Black Team winning Rugby World Cup

All Blacks winning Rugby World Cup after 24 years

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team - the All Blacks winning the Rugby World Cup beating France 8-7 to lift the Rugby World Cup for the second time in Auckland on October 23rd 2011. The first time they won was way back in 1987 which was the inaugural Rugby World Cup.

3. Tennis World Number One Novak Djokovic showing his supremacy in 2011

2011 - The Year of Djoker in Tennis

The world no. One Serbian Novak Djokovic dominated this tennis season with a 70-6 win-loss record, which saw the Serbian winning 10 ATP titles, including three of the four Grand Slams - Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open. His 43-game unbeaten streak from the start of the season was an ATP tour record, surpassing John McEnroe's 42-game mark in 1982.
He had a phenominal 2011 where both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal lost their ground to this Serbian star.

4. Formula One Champion Sebastian Vettel's amazing 2011 season

Sebastian Vettel winning successive Formula One Championship for Red Bull

German Formula One star Sebastian Vettel claiming his second successive Formula One Championship representing the Red Bull Racing team. It was a strong dominant season of 2011 for Sebastian Vettel as claimed a record 15 pole positions, eclipsing Nigel Mansell's 1992 record. Vettel won 11 races out of the 19 F1 Grand Prix races. He also finished on the podium in 18 of the 19 races he completed. The young German (just 24 years old) is the fast on the rise to be an efficient successor of Michael Schumacher.

5. Virender Sehwag scoring double century (219) surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's 200 in ODI Cricket

Virender Sehwag scoring second double century in One Day International Cricket

Virender Sehwag of India scored a double century against West Indies to become the second batsman in the world, after the Maestro Sachin Tendulkar, to score a double-ton in the 50-over game.
The Nawab of Najafgadh became the highest scorer in an ODI innings with 219 runs.

6. French Open Grand slam champion Li Na of China becoming Asia's first singles Grand Slam winner

China's Li Na wining French Open and becoming Asia's first singles grand slam winner

Asia's first singles grand slam winner Li Na - the French Open Women's Champion in 2011. China's Li Na becomes Asia's first-ever Grand Slam title champion when she beat the Italian Francesca Schiavone to win the women's title at Roland Garros.

7. England Cricket Team lifting Ashes beating Australia 3-1 in Australia

English Cricket Team winning Ashes in Australia

The England cricket team winning the Ashes series 3-1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 7, 2011. England claimed their a first series triumph in Australia in nearly a quarter of a century. The English team dominated the tests in 2011 and ended the year as Number one test team deservingly.

There were many more such sporting moments.. to name a few..
1. Lionel Messi taking Barcelona to the 2011 UEFA Champions League title beating Manchester United 3-1
2. New Zealand cricket test team beating Australia in a test match in Australian soil after 26 long years
3. Samantha Stosur winning the US Open Grand Slam 2011 title and thus becoming the first Australian woman to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
4. The Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova winning her first Grand Slam title in the form of Wimbledon 2011. This year saw three new women's grand slam tennis winners.

Wish You All A Happy New Year 2012. Hope the year 2012 will bring many more such sporting moments...

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Novak Djokovic's Christmas in Abu Dhabi

Current World No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic spent his Christmas in Abu Dhabi. He tweeted and facebooked (if tht can also be used as a verb ;)) about his time in Abu Dhabi with his brother riding on Santa Camels :)

Check out the Serbian Djokovic's shirtless photo posing with his tennis-playing brother Marko with a Santa Camel in Abu Dhabi...

Serbian star Novak Djokovic posing shirtless with brother Marko in Abu Dhabi

“Here are some photos from preparation for new season. Enjoy : -)”, said the top ranked Serbian star on his WhoSay page.

Novak Djokovic riding a camel with his brother Marko in Abu Dhabi for Christmas 2011

Credits and thanks to Novak Djokovic site and Djokovic's facebook page

Djokovic also updated his Twitter and Facebook status with the following message:

"I love the Camel photos,and on most of the photos(as most of you guessed) i am with my brother Marko @DjokoMare ! We are having great time together and working hard. We miss our youngest brother Djordje @djole_djokovic ! Abu Dhabi is cool place,they even have"Monte Carlo Beach Club" :-)"

Wishing Novak Djokovic a great 2012 year too and hope his rivalry with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray makes the game interesting in 2012 too... good for tennis and good for we fans :)

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

ATP World Tour Finals 2011

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year involving the top eight players in the men's ATP tennis world rankings.

The ATP World Tour Finals is not a knock-out tournament. Eight players are divided into two groups of four, and play three round-robin matches each against the other three players in their group.
The two players in each group progress to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the finals for the shot at the title.

The 2011 ATP World Tour Finals is being played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom between November 20 and November 27, 2011.

Top 8 Tennis Players for ATP World Tour Finals 2011

Here are the group details:

Group A
Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych

Group B
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Gala event was conducted in London on 17th November, 2011 to raise over £400,000 for a children’s charity.

Here are some of the pictures from 'A Night With The Stars' Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Gala hosted by Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and supported by Moet & Chandon at Battersea Power Station on November 17, 2011.

Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Roger Federer of Switzerland, David Ferrer of Spain, Mardy Fish of USA, Andy Murray of Great Britain, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France pose for a photo inside the Battersea Power Station during previews for the ATP World Tour Finals Tennis on November 17, 2011 in London, England

Photo credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Switzerland's Roger Federer arrives for a ATP tennis gala in London on November 17, 2011, ahead of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament