Tag: Novak Djokovic
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Williams and Djokovic named 2014 ITF World Champions
London, Dec 18, 2014: The ITF announced today that Serena Williams of the United States and Novak Djokovic of Serbia are the 2014 ITF World Champions. Williams is named Women’s World Champion for the fifth time, while this is the fourth occasion that Djokovic has received the honour. Americans Bob and Mike Bryan are named…
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Tennis stars and National Associations prepare for World Tennis Day
London, Fed 24, 2014: The ITF’s member National Associations will join some of the world’s leading tennis stars in celebrating the second World Tennis Day on Monday 3 March. World Tennis Day aims to promote tennis and increase participation among players around the globe, with over 60 nations already confirmed to take part. This year’s…
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Table Tennis on Burj Al Arab’s Famous Helipad
Jan 21, 2014: World number one table tennis players Ma Long and Liu Shiwen joined an elite list of world number one sport stars, including Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, by participating in the first ever table tennis face-off on the Burj Al Arab helipad. Located 212 meters above…
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2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas by the numbers
London, Nov 22, 2013: A total of 536 players from 125 nations have contested the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in another memorable year for the competition. Czech Republic, led by Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek, became the eighth nation to win back-to-back titles after defeating Serbia 3-2 in the Final in Belgrade on…
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Novak Djokovic for Davis Cup Commitment Award
London, Sept 12, 2013: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be one of 27 players to receive the Davis Cup Commitment Award during this weekend’s Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties on Saturday 14 September. The presentations are being made by the ITF through its National Associations. This new award…
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Murray ‘can’t believe it’ after sealing Wimbledon glory
London, July 08, 2013: Andy Murray has become the first British men’s champion at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936 after defeating Novak Djokovic 64 75 64 in Sunday’s final. On a scorching day at the All England Club (court temperatures at one point touched 49.8c in the direct sunlight), the world No. 2 produced…
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ITF to honour All England Club Djokovic and Williams
London, June 03, 2013: ENGLAND CLUB, The All England Lawn Tennis Club will be presented with the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2013 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 4 June in Paris at the Pavillon d’Armenonville. This year’s dinner forms part of the 2013 ITF Centenary celebrations. The World Champions…
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Australian Open; Djokovic creates history with Australian triple
Melbourne – Australia, Jan 27, 2013: Novak Djokovic has done what no man in the Open Era has ever been able to accomplish – he has won three Australian Open titles in a row with a pulsating victory over Andy Murray in Sunday night’s men’s singles final at Melbourne Park. The Serbian looked to be…
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Hopman Cup Serbia win thriller in Perth
Perth – Australia, January 02, 2013: Serbia won their second match in this year’s Hopman Cup following a thrilling encounter with Australia. From looking at the two teams, you might have thought this was a straightforward victory for Serbia, but in reality they were pushed all the way by Australia’s young guns. The first match…
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Belarus pair claim historic mixed doubles
London – GBR, August 05, 2012: Please find below Sunday’s results for the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event held at the All England Club, Wimbledon from Saturday 28 July until Sunday 5 August. All the latest news from the Olympic Tennis Event, including live scores, can be found on the ITF’s official Olympic websites in English…