Davis Cup Draw for 2012

World Group Draw:

 

Spain v Kazakhstan

Austria v Russia

Canada v France

Switzerland v USA

Czech Rep v Italy

Serbia v Sweden

Japan v Croatia 

Germany v Argentina.

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Novak Djokovic - Parties Away

Serbia's top male tennis players, although failing to impress on the court of the Belgrade Arena at the weekend, had a great time out together on Monday night in the Belgrade club Stefan Braun.

Popular DJs Junior Jack and Kid Creme were in charge of the music, while the stars of the evening at the club were Serbian players Novak Djokovic, Viktor Triocki and Janko Tipsarevic, accompanied by their significant others. Novak and Janko in particular seemed to be in a great mood and in the first part of the evening chatted with the renowned DJs.

Everyone around Djokovic appeared to be having a great time and laugh. Although many were expecting to see Janko at the turntable and play some of his set lists for the crowd, that never happened.

As the hour got late, Novak and co's mood was even better as they played in the crowd, took photos with their fans as a wide variety of cocktails were being delivered from the bar.

 

As Monday nights are dedicated to charity parties at Stefan Braun and celebrities serve guests from the bar, singer Anabela Bukva, television host Marina Kotevski and Marko Djurovski took time to animate the guests and collect contributions for two abandoned girls from Kragujevac. Also seen during the night was singer Kaja, who is in a relationship with Junior Jack.

Courtesy: Bilc

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Novak Djokovic - Davis Cup Interview

Courtesy: OfficialDavisCup

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Novak Djokovic - Quotes From The Press Conference

"I feel very disappointed to end the tie in this way, I tried although I was only 60 percent fit and I went into the match knowing there was a risk of aggravating the injury which I first felt at the U.S. Open," Djokovic told a news conference.

"We knew my condition was not good but we believed that even so I would have a better chance against Del Potro than my team mate Viktor Troicki would, at the end of the day it was my decision and it backfired.

"I am not saying I would have won if I had been 100 percent fit because Del Potro played at a very high level today and never in my professional career did I struggle with my return of serve as I did today.

"The important thing now is to determine the extent of my injury and how long it will take me to recover, I was able to battle through the pain in the U.S. Open final but not today."

Courtesy: Yahoo

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Novak Djokovic - Davis Cup Ends In Tears

NOOOOOOO, what happened? Is it a chest/rib injury or his stomach?

Whatever it is Novak has quit his match against Del Potro to hand the tie to Argentina.

What a sad way for Serbia's defence of the title to end. I hope Novak is ok and i'll keep looking for any official news of the injury.

Ajde Nole, we still love you :)

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Novak Djokovic - OUT of Davis Cup Rubber

Novak has just tweeted that he has withdrawn from match against Nalbandian due to lower back & rib pain :-(

Viktor Troicki has taken Novak's place and is about to start his match now.

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Novak Djokovic - Davis Cup Practice

Novak having a relaxed hit on the court :)



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Novak Djokovic - Inspired By National Pride

On the thickly forested slopes of Kopaonik, in southern Serbia, Jelena Gencic used to host a summer tennis camp. This sprightly 75 year-old recalls one lesson in particular, watched as it was by a little boy staring through the outside fence, studying every move intently.

"I said, 'Hey, little boy, do you like it? Do you know what this is?' 'Yes, I know,' he said. 'You play tennis.' 'What's your name?' 'Novak Djokovic.' Very clear. Very strong."

It was the summer of 1993, just as neighbouring Bosnia became engulfed by conflagration. The children whom Gencic now mentors, on her dilapidated clay court on the outskirts of Belgrade, are too young to remember the Nato bombs that rained down upon the Serbian capital. But when asked who they most want to emulate, they muster an eerily familiar reply. "Novak Djokovic."

On Friday, the US Open champion will deliver the starkest affirmation of his duties as the face of a united Serbia. For he is returning to Belgrade in triumph, ready to put peerless individual glories on hold for this weekend's Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina. In Britain we may deride this competition, reduced as we are to playing Hungary in a Glasgow shopping centre, but for the Serbs it is nothing less than a pillar of nationhood.

Amid fervent scenes at the Belgrade Arena last December, Djokovic inspired his Serbia team-mates to win their first Davis Cup. In his second singles rubber he gave a graphic signal of how much the final against France meant, smashing his racket in fury when he fell a break behind to Gael Monfils. At the point of victory he was similarly unhinged, draping himself in the national colours for a dance.

If you want to identify a trigger for Djokovic's supremacy this season, or for his rapier filleting of Rafael Nadal at Arthur Ashe Stadium, here it is.

Of the 72 matches contested since that Balkan midwinter night, Serbia's slender hero has won 70 of them.

When he brought the Wimbledon Challenge Cup back to Belgrade's Parliament Square, 100,000 turned out to acclaim him. 'Nole!' posters were plastered across the sides of whole tower blocks. Imagine, then, the reception when he presents a third Grand Slam trophy this year for their delectation. At the rate Djokovic is going, there could yet be a groundswell for him to succeed Boris Tadic as Serbia's president.

On the US Open equivalent of 'People's Monday', Djokovic's status as national icon was confirmed. More than a hundred Serbian fans had congregated on the stairwells out of Ashe, unleashing a medley of Slavic anthems and whipping off their tops. "Vamos Nole," they cried, in an attempt at rapprochement with dispirited Nadal fans. Four middle-aged men in water-polo helmets leapt up and down, conducting the mob with gusto, before a security guard barked at them to put their shirts back on. "Fine," he said, when not one obeyed. "Let's go, Serbia!"

No one could deny Djokovic or his entourage such merriment after perhaps the greatest match seen at Flushing Meadows. Granted, it was one-dimensional at times � an orgy of coruscating baseline hitting � but ascended to greatness through its impression that the old order had changed. In the Wimbledon final of 2008, arguably the finest tennis spectacle any of us will see, one sensed that the Nadal era had begun as he outgunned Roger Federer in the Centre Court gloaming. At the end of Monday night's marathon in New York, the feeling formed that Djokovic was out on his own.

From the Ashe loge boxes, the drama directed by Djokovic was mesmeric.

Beyonc�, leaning forward from her seat opposite his chair, applauded as his outrageous drop shots sealed a 17-minute duel early in the second set � and as he came through a 31-stroke rally to defend a break point against Nadal in the third. Poor Nadal was simply pushed around, buffeted by second-serve returns that either came straight back at his feet or whistled past him at preposterous angles. The world's second-ranked player looked just as ineffectual on the attack, at the mercy of a devilish talent with the movement and wingspan to chase down any shot he contrived.

If we believe John McEnroe's assertion that Djokovic is enjoying "the greatest season in the history of our sport," then this was its most vivid exclamation point. Already, it appears, Djokovic is pausing to reflect upon his seismic accomplishments. When I spoke to him at the Empire State Building on Tuesday, he was lost, briefly, in memories of that stern-faced boy who so captivated Gencic.

What did he see? "I see the boy who holds the racket with a lot of love, who plays tennis with passion, who dreams of being the best." His former tutor should be proud of him. As, indeed, should every one of his jubilant countrymen.

Courtesy: Telegraph 

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Novak Djokovic - Davis Cup Revealed

The draw has taken place for the semi final and Novak is first up against David Nalbandian.

The 2nd rubber will be between Tipsarevic & Del Potro.

Doubles rubber on Saturday is Zimonjic & Tipsarevic against Chela & Monaco

Reserve singles* finishes off the tie with Novak against Del Potro and Tipsarevic against Nalbandian.

* Line-ups subject to change

Full Tie details can be found here

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Novak Djokovic - Serbia Into The Semi Final

No need for Novak to play today as Janko made sure of Serbia's place in the Semi Final in the 4th Rubber in Sweden.

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Novak Djokovic - What Is He Doing

Crazy boy :-)

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Novak Djokovic - Davis Cup Photos

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Novak Djokovic OUT Of Friday DC Match

The Wimbledon champion will be replaced by Janko Tipsarevic, who will face Ervin Eleskovic. Sweden's Michael Ryderstedt will play Viktor Troicki in the opening match on Friday.

It was unclear whether Djokovic would be back for the reverse singles on Sunday.

Courtesy: USAToday

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Novak Djokovic To Play Davis Cup Against Sweden

Novak Djokovic says he will play will for Serbia in its upcoming Davis Cup quarterfinal in Halmstad, Sweden. Top Swede Robin Soderling has decided not to play, which will make defending champion Serbia a heavy favorite. Djokovic did not play in Serbia�s win over India in the first round.

"I am on the team," Djokovic said. "But for Soderling, I've heard, yes, that he has pulled out. I mean, regardless if he's playing or not, we will come as the strongest team, the team that has won the Davis Cup title last year, because we are aware that we are going away from home. I wouldn't be surprised if Robin still plays on that match. He's not in the tournament [Wimbledon]. He has still chance to be in the team. But we are not looking at their squad. We are just trying to be the best squad we can."

Juan Martin del Potro will also return to Davis Cup when Argentina faces Kazakhstan in a World Group quarterfinal in Buenos Aires. Roger Federer will be part of the Swiss team that plays Portugal next month in Berne, in Europe/Africa Group I play. Federer has not played Davis Cup since 2009. Rafael Nadal has opted out of Spain�s quarterfinal tie against the United States in Austin, Texas.

Courtesy: Tennis.com

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