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Djokovic to miss Davis Cup next week [Feb 02, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is being rested during next week's Davis Cup quarterfinals in which his native Serbia will play Sweden. [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open Seeds Fared [Jan 19, 2012] Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men Second Round Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Santiago Giraldo , Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin , France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Ryan Sweeting , United States, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, def. Ricardo Mello , Brazil, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Janko ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open Seeds [Jan 15, 2012] At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Jan. 16-29 Men 1. Novak Djokovic , Serbia 2. Rafael Nadal , Spain 3. Roger Federer , Switzerland 4. Andy Murray , Britain 5. David Ferrer , Spain 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , France 7. Tomas Berdych , Czech Republic 8. Mardy Fish , United States 9. Janko Tipsarevic , Serbia 10. Nicolas Almagro , Spain 11. Juan Martin del Potro , Argentina 12. Gilles Simon ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ATP World Tour Rankings [Dec 26, 2011] Final Singles 1. Novak Djokovic , Serbia, 13675 2. Rafael Nadal , Spain, 9575 3. Roger Federer , Switzerland, 8170 4. Andy Murray , Britain, 7380 5. David Ferrer , Spain, 4880 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , France, 4335 7. Tomas Berdych , Czech Republic, 3700 8. Mardy Fish , United States, 2965 9. Janko Tipsarevic , Serbia, 2595 10. Nicolas Almagro , Spain, 2380 11. Juan Martin del Potro , Argentina ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's foreign minister appointed tennis chief [Nov 24, 2011] Serbia's foreign minister has been elected the country's tennis federation president after Slobodan Zivojinovic resigned following a disagreement with Novak Djokovic's family. Vuk Jeremic was appointed at a federation meeting Thursday and Djokovic's uncle Goran Djokovic became vice president. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fight like Djokovic, Serbia FA chief tells team [Nov 13, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's national soccer team should learn from compatriot and the world's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic, the country's Football Association (FSS) president Tomislav Karadzic said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Zivojinovic resigns as Serbia's tennis chief [Nov 10, 2011] Serbian state television reports that Serbia tennis federation president Slobodan Zivojinovic has resigned following a disagreement with Novak Djokovic's family. The decision will be announced at a federation meeting scheduled for Nov. 24 according to the report and Zivojinovic will be replaced by Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. [via YahooNews] More >>

UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, Novak Djokovic, visits an inclusive kindergarten in Smederevo [Oct 08, 2011] SMEDEREVO, Serbia, 27 September 2011- UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, Novak Djokovic, recently paid a visit to a unique kindergarten or ?Pcelica? in Smederevo, some 50 kilometres south east of the Serbian capital of Belgrade. An excellent example of an inclusive pre-school institution, the kindergarten is attended by the most marginalised and vulnerable groups in the Republic of Serbia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Djokovic could miss China tournaments: media [Sep 21, 2011] BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world tennis number one seed, has a back injury and hinted to a Serbian paper Tuesday that he might miss the China Open and the Shanghai ATP masters 1000 in October. [via YahooNews] More >>

Novak Djokovic says injury that made him quit Davis Cup match is not serious but requires rest [Sep 20, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Novak Djokovic says the back muscle injury that forced him to quit his Davis Cup match is not serious but requires rest. He tried to play through the pain Sunday against Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals. But the top-ranked Serb stopped during the second set, sending Argentina to the Davis Cup final against Spain. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Novak Djokovic: Back injury is not serious [Sep 19, 2011] Novak Djokovic of Serbia, center, reacts after retiring from a match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the World Group Davis Cup semifinals tennis match in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. Djokovic retired from the match after getting injured in the second set. [via YahooNews] More >>

Djokovic injury puts Argentina into Davis Cup final [Sep 19, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Novak Djokovic withdrew from his match because of back pain, giving Argentina an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Serbia to reach the Davis Cup final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Novak Djokovic withdraws with injury, Argentina advances to Davis Cup final over Serbia [Sep 18, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Novak Djokovic withdrew from his match because of back pain, giving Argentina an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Serbia to reach the Davis Cup final. The top-ranked Serb fell to the floor Sunday with back pain during the third game of the second set after losing the first set to Martin Del Potro 7-6 (5). Read full article >> [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 >>

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 >>

Ailing Djokovic out of Davis Cup; Nadal cruises [Sep 16, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic pulled out of Serbia's opening singles match against David Nalbandian of Argentina on Friday in the Davis Cup semifinals because of back pain. [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 >>