Novak Djokovic Stuns The Master
In a repeat of the first semifinal at the 2008 Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, the super talented Serbian Novak Djokovic has humbled the world number one player Super Cool Roger Federer in straight sets (7-5, 6-3, 7-6). yesterday, Rafael Nadal was nuked by Muhammad Ali look-alike and unseeded but talented French youngster Joe Wilfried TSONGA. This guarantees a new grand-slam champion who has never won one before.
This victoryby Djokovic over the king of tennis is not a surprise to Tennis pundits because he burst onto the scene, he has been showing flashes of his talents. Last year he beat Federer in the Tennis Masters Cup. The legendary Aussie Doubles Specialists Mark Woodforde has predicted yesterday that Djokovic can really upset Federer in the semis.
Like the first semi-final between Nadal and TSONGA, this match also saw the underdog attacking Federer since the first point. Djokovic approached to the net again and again and put Federer on the defensive. He also exploited Federer’s double handed backhand on down the court shots which Bijoy Amritraj described as the slightest achiles heels in the master’s game.
So the question arises- has the slide begun for Federer after reigning world tennis longer than anybody i the history of the game? Only time will tell as there are many more tournaments including three grand-slams left for the year 2008.
Well done Djokovic. Wish you best of luck and waiting for a grand, electric and attacking game of tennis in the final on Saturday.