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Grieving Djokovic to skip Serbia Open [Apr 26, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, April 25 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said Wednesday he will skip next week's ATP Tour tournament in his native Serbia, where he is the defending champion. [via YahooNews] More >>

Djokovic to skip Serbian Open [Apr 25, 2012] BELGRADE (AFP) - World number one Novak Djokovic said Wednesday he will skip the Serbian Open, where he is defending champion, next week in a bid to recharge his batteries ahead of the clay Masters in Madrid. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia cuts Argentina's Davis Cup lead to 2-1 [Sep 18, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Defending champion Serbia avoided elimination from the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Argentina in straight sets in Saturday's doubles. Now the team is hoping Novak Djokovic can lead a comeback in the best-of-five series. Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki defeated Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Monaco 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2 to cut Argentina's lead to 2 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia cuts Argentina's lead to 2-1; Djokovic to play Sun. [Sep 17, 2011] Defending champion Serbia staved off elimination from the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Argentina in straight sets in Saturday's doubles and is now hoping Novak Djokovic can lead a comeback in the best-of-5 series. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia cuts Argentina's Davis Cup lead to 2-1 [Sep 17, 2011] Defending champion Serbia avoided elimination from the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Argentina in straight sets in Saturday's doubles. Now the team is hoping Novak Djokovic can lead a comeback in the best-of-five series. Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki defeated Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Monaco 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2 to cut Argentina's lead to 2-1 ahead of the reverse singles on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia wins Davis Cup doubles match [Sep 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Defending champion Serbia stayed alive in Davis Cup play Saturday with a doubles victory in Belgrade over Argentina. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champion Serbia wins doubles to cut Argentina?s lead to 2-1 in Davis Cup semifinal [Sep 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Defending champion Serbia staved off elimination from the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Argentina in straight sets in Saturday?s doubles. Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki overcame Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Monaco 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2 to cut Argentina?s lead to 2-1 ahead of the reverse singles on Sunday. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is expected to play Argentina?s Juan Martin ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Without Djokovic, Serbia trails Argentina 2-0 [Sep 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Taking advantage of the absence of the top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Argentina took a commanding 2-0 lead over defending champion Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Argentina has 2-0 Davis Cup lead on Serbia [Sep 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- David Nalbandian and Juan Martin del Potro each won Friday, putting Argentina up 2-0 over defending champion Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nalbandian beats Troicki to give Argentina 1-0 lead over Serbia in Davis Cup semifinals [Sep 16, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? In the absence of Novak Djokovic, David Nalbandian beat Viktor Troicki 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Friday to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over defending champion Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals. Djokovic pulled out of the opening singles because of back pain, four days after beating Rafael Nadal in the U.S Open final. He was replaced by Troicki. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Spain beats US; Serbia downs Sweden in Davis Cup [Jul 11, 2011] David Ferrer beat Mardy Fish 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-6 (5) to seal Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal win over the United States on Sunday, while defending champion Serbia advanced to the semifinals with a 4-1 victory over Sweden. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia advances to Davis Cup quarters [Jul 10, 2011] Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic beat Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden in straight sets Sunday to send the defending champion through to the Davis Cup semifinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia beats Sweden in Davis Cup quarterfinal [Jul 10, 2011] Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic beat Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden in straight sets Sunday to send the defending champion through to the Davis Cup semifinals against Argentina. Tipsarevic won 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 to give Serbia an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series on an indoor hard court in Halmstad. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia celebrates national hero Djokovic [Jul 02, 2011] What's your goal in tennis? "To be a champion!" snaps a 7-year-old boy holding an oversize tennis racket with a baseball hat turned backward. The lively kid with bushy hair from an old video aired on state TV is Novak Djokovic who has reached his first Wimbledon final. Even if he loses Sunday's final against defending champion Rafael Nadal, second-seeded Djokovic will still fulfill... [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champs Serbia move on [Mar 07, 2011] Defending champion Serbia, playing without Novak Djokovic, reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals by beating a stubborn India team 4-1 in their first round series on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Reigning Davis Cup champ Serbia into quarters [Mar 06, 2011] Defending champion Serbia reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals by beating India in their first-round series Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champ Serbia ousts India in Davis Cup's first round [Mar 06, 2011] Defending champion Serbia, playing without Novak Djokovic, reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals by beating the stubborn India in their first round series on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Davis Cup champion Serbia leads India 2-1 [Mar 05, 2011] Defending champion Serbia has pulled ahead of India 2-1 in the Davis Cup after winning its doubles match. Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac rallied past Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (10) on Sunday in the first round of World Group play. The best-of-five series will be settled in Sunday's reverse singles. [via YahooNews] More >>