Novak Djoković

[Barty]

Podobno nie była to poważna operacja. Po godzinie miał wyjść z kliniki.

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Prawie jak (przynajmniej początkowo) Fed w 2016 - też po AO miał przerwę, zrezygnował z IW, ale szykował się na powrót w Miami.

[Damian]

How healthy is Nole?

There was a collective sigh of relief when word spread Novak Djokovic was seen training alongside his Hall of Fame coach Andre Agassi in Las Vegas last week. The 12-time Slam champ has been dealing with an elbow ailment, one that forced him to abbreviate his service motion. The Serb, who has played just four matches in 2018, underwent a medical procedure in February to help alleviate the pain, and he hopes to be close to 100 percent at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Djokovic owns a record five BNP Paribas Open titles, including three straight between 2014 and 2016.

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[Lleyton]

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Novak trenował z Fifim Krajinoviciem w IW.
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[Barty]

[Lleyton]

Djokovic: "I Want To Get That Confidence Back"

Spoiler:

Serbian to contest first match since Australian Open

Five-time BNP Paribas Open champion Novak Djokovic makes his return to the ATP World Tour this week, competing in just his second tournament since Wimbledon last July. The former No. 1 in the ATP Rankings has a shot at pulling ahead of Roger Federer on the final Sunday with an unprecedented sixth title in the desert.

It is a decade since the 30-year-old claimed the first of his five Indian Wells titles (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016). He had finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal the year before in just his second appearance.

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Now in his 13th appearance, the Serbian is keeping expectations in check in his first tournament back since a “small medical intervention” on his right elbow. In his first match since falling in straight sets to Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung in the fourth round of the Australian Open nearly seven weeks ago, Djokovic will take on Japanese World No. 109 Taro Daniel.

"The only thing I want is to try to get that confidence back, get that rhythm on the court," Djokovic said. "I've only played four matches in nine months. So I'm really looking forward to start playing again without pain."

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Last year, as defending champion, Djokovic fell to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round. He had taken down Milos Raonic for his fifth Indian Wells crown in 2016.

“Considering my results here in the past it’s one of my favourite places to play,” he said. “I had surgery after Australia and it’s still a short time but I managed to recover really well so I’m hoping that I can start this tournament as healthy as possible and then start building from there.

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“Obviously expectations-wise it’s different. It’s not like coming in like last year or two years ago, this year is really different not just because of rankings but because I haven’t played matches at all.

“The goals are a bit different. Nevertheless when I step on the court it’s game on. I want to get the best out of myself and get a W [win].”

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[Damian]

Novak Djoković ma nadzieję, że w Indian Wells rozpocznie swoją odbudowę. "Chcę odzyskać pewność siebie i rytm"

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Novak Djoković ma nadzieję, że Indian Wells będzie miejscem, w którym rozpocznie swoją odbudowę po wielomiesięcznych problemach z urazem łokcia. - Teraz jedyne, czego chcę, to odzyskać pewność siebie i właściwy rytm - powiedział Serb.

Występ Novaka Djokovicia w turnieju w Indian Wells stał pod znakiem zapytania. Serb na początku lutego przeszedł zabieg łokcia. Z powodu tej kontuzji pauzował od lipca ubiegłego roku do połowy stycznia. - W ciągu dziewięciu miesięcy rozegrałem tylko cztery mecze, więc naprawdę nie mogę się doczekać, kiedy będę mógł rywalizować bez bólu - mówił na konferencji prasowej.
Tenisista z Belgradu wspólnie z Rogerem Federerem dzieli rekord pięciu triumfów w BNP Paribas Open. W tegorocznej edycji zmagań w Kalifornii nie jest jednak zaliczany do grona faworytów. - Biorąc pod uwagę wyniki, jakie tu odnosiłem, z pewnością to jeden z moich najlepszych turniejów. Ale teraz sytuacja jest inna. Po Australian Open przeszedłem operację. Od zabiegu nie minęło wiele czasu, ale zdołałem dojść do sprawności, więc mam nadzieję, że będę mógł rozpocząć turniej w pełni zdrowy i od tego miejsca rozpocząć swoją odbudowę.


- Oczekiwania i cele teraz są nieco inne. Nie takie, jak w zeszłym roku czy dwa lata temu. Teraz jedyne, czego chcę, to odzyskać pewność siebie i właściwy rytm. Niemniej, kiedy wychodzę na kort i toczy się gra, chcę dawać z siebie wszystko i odnosić zwycięstwa - dodał Serb.

Pierwszy mecz w BNP Paribas Open 2018 Djoković rozegra w niedzielę. Zmierzy się z kwalifikantem Taro Daniel.

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Porażka do Taro Daniela.

Bardzo daleka droga przed powrotem na szczyt. Męczył się Novak na korcie.

[Barty]

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Djokovic: "It Felt Like My First Match On Tour"

Spoiler:

Djokovic comeback halted by Daniel
After years at the summit of the ATP World Tour, Novak Djokovic suddenly finds himself facing challenges that seemed unthinkable little more than a year ago.

Following surgery on the right elbow that hampered his efforts at the Australian Open earlier this season, the 30-year-old Serbian made a quicker-than-anticipated return to the ATP World Tour at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. His time at the tournament was short lived, however, as he made a shock exit to Taro Daniel in three sets.

“For me it felt like first match I ever played on the tour,” said Djokovic. “Very weird. I mean, I just completely lost rhythm, everything. Just struggled also a little bit with the health the last couple of weeks.”

“I was grateful to be out on the court after surgery that quickly. But at the same time, I just didn't feel good at all.”

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Though it may be hard to believe, Djokovic’s loss to Daniel marks the first time since the Olympics in 2012 that he has lost back-to-back matches at the tour level (l. to Andy Murray, l. to Juan Martin del Potro) and his first time losing back-to-back ATP World Tour matches since the Nitto ATP Finals in 2011.

For a player who has overcome nearly every type of obstacle on a tennis court, it might seem surprising that there is an unfamiliar one before him. But, as Djokovic attests, this one is more of a mental mountain to climb than a physical one.

“Obviously having only played a couple of matches in nine months, you're still, in a way, battling inside of your mind whether you're fit or not,” reflected the Serbian. “And even though you don't have pain, you're still thinking about it, because it's been something that I have been feeling and dragging for over two years.”

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In spite of the loss, the former World No. 1 was able to take away some positives.

“I was not even supposed to be here because of the surgery that was only five, six weeks ago. But I recovered very quickly, and I got myself ready,” said Djokovic.

“I'm just happy that I managed to recover that quickly after surgery and just get out on the court.”


At the end of his press conference, Djokovic was asked about his recent trip to the Grand Canyon, which is located six hours west of the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens complex. The experience, he said, was particularly powerful.

“When it comes to energy, it was one of the most powerful places that I have ever physically been in my life. The serenity of the place and connection with nature is quite outstanding. It was a wonderful experience.”

If there was anything to take away from that experience for Djokovic, it’s that canyons can be as inspiring as they are challenging. The canyon he faces in his comeback right now might be an obstacle, but if there’s anyone who can emerge stronger on the other side of it, it’s Djokovic.

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[Damian]

Djokovic: 'Children Are Our Everything'

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Former World No. 1 reflects on visit to children's museum
Novak Djokovic has captivated audiences throughout the world for years, including in Miami, where the Serbian has won a record-tying six titles and claimed 30 of his past 31 matches. But the 30-year-old earned the attention of a much different audience on Monday in Florida.
Djokovic, a father of two, visited the Miami Children’s Museum on Monday ahead of the Miami Open presented by Itau to read a book titled Pete the Cat to about 50 children of different age groups in a packed auditorium. He even brought his three-year-old son Stefan along for the session.
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"They were kind enough to invite me… and it was a wonderful experience. They were all great listeners, but they also participated. They interacted,” said Djokovic, the ATP World Tour's 2012 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year. "I also invited one little girl to join me and read the rest of the story with me. It was phenomenal. It has brought a lot of really beautiful memories to me from the time when I was part of the pre-school educational institutions and programs back in my country when I was growing up.”
It was an important trip for Djokovic, who founded the Novak Djokovic Foundation in November 2007 to focus on providing young underprivileged children the opportunity to receive a quality pre-school education. The foundation received a €10,000 grant from ATP ACES For Charity in 2013.


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“We are giving them a chance to flourish, to know the joy of success,” the foundation’s website reads. "To believe that they are worthy of their dreams. Early childhood education is the foundation upon which they will stand for the rest of their lives, and the foundation for the future of our world.”
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While the former World No. 1’s focus will now shift to the second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season, he does not take these special visits for granted.
"Obviously, being a child is something that every adult should always remind themselves of or think of, to keep that inner child, so to say, active and joyful throughout your life because we all shouldn’t take life too seriously and children remind us of that and remind us of what it is to be curious and to be happy to live in the present moment,” Djokovic said. “It was just overall a great experience that I’ll remember."

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Djokovic Relieved To Be Feeling Pain Free

Spoiler:

Serbian could surpass coach Andre Agassi in the all-time Miami titles list

Novak Djokovic's right elbow is pain-free for the first time in years.

The Serbian, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, said he's played without pain for the past “two days”. The former World No. 1 has been bothered by discomfort in his right elbow for the past two years. The injury led Djokovic to take off the final four months of the 2017 season, and he underwent surgery on the elbow in February.

“The last few days have been the first days in long, long time that I could actually focus on the game rather than have something in my mind always worried whether I'm going to have pain or not, and usually it happened,” Djokovic said on Tuesday during his pre-tournament press conference at the Miami Open presented by Itau. “It's quite refreshing because everything else was pain involved.”

The Serbian has played only five matches this season (3-2), a strong contrast from years past when he arrived at the season's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Five previous times Djokovic had landed in South Florida chasing the “Sunshine Double”, and he pulled off the March sweep a record four times.

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There will be no “Sunshine Double” for Djokovic this year. The Serbian lost to Japan's Taro Daniel in the second round at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

But the 30-year-old still has a chance at history. The six-time champion (2007, 2011, 2012, 2014-'16) is tied with coach Andre Agassi for the all-time titles lead. Djokovic is also tied with Rafael Nadal for the all-time Masters 1000 titles lead at 30. This is the 32nd and final year the tournament will be held at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne before relocating to Hard Rock Stadium next year.

“This year is a special year for this tournament because it's the last year on Key Biscayne. So we're going to all try to enjoy it, and take the best out of it,” Djokovic said.

“For me, obviously approaching the tournament this year is quite different than any other year because of what I've been through with my elbow and everything. I don't have expectations really.”

The Serbian said he's not thinking about how he'd perform against Roger Federer, his rival who has reclaimed No. 1 in the ATP Rankings and reached the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday (l. to Del Potro). For now, Djokovic is focused on simpler things, such as playing at 100 per cent again.

“I'm not yet at my best but I'm working to get there. Every day is a process for me and is an opportunity to learn, to grow, to get better. Obviously the two years of an injury and trying to figure out ways how to play pain-free, which I wasn't able to a lot of times in the last couple years, were compromising my game,” Djokovic said.

“Right now I'm not playing with the pain, which is the most important thing, and I can actually start focusing on the game rather than thinking about whether the pain is going to reappear or not.”

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[Lleyton]

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Kolejna gładka porażka Serba, tym razem w Miami. Z bilansem 3-3 w tym sezonie, Novak rozpocznie kampanię na cegle.

[Damian]

Djokovic: 'Life Goes On'

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Former World No. 1 reflects on his third consecutive loss
Novak Djokovic has seemingly always found a way to play great tennis. It’s how he got to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings and occupied the top spot for 223 weeks during his career. It’s how he has won 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, tied for the record with Rafael Nadal. It’s how he had won 30 of his past 31 matches at the Miami Open presented by Itau, where he has won six titles.

But since suffering an elbow injury that kept the Serbian out for the final six months of last season, the 30-year-old has struggled to find that great tennis. And on Friday afternoon, he lost his third consecutive match, something he had not done since the end of the 2007 season, when he dropped his final five matches.

“I mean, I'm trying, but it's not working. That's all. That's all it is,” said Djokovic, who fell in straight sets against Benoit Paire. “I'm not feeling great when I'm playing this way. Of course, I want to be able to play as well as I want to play. Just it's impossible at the moment. That's all. I lost to a better player.”

To be fair, it is only Djokovic’s third tournament since 2017 Wimbledon, so he has not played many matches — six, to be exact. But when in the past he has found ways to battle through tough matches, the Serbian has fallen short this year. The ninth seed appeared poised to turn things around against Paire in the second set, when he won eight of nine points to recoup a break and threaten the Frenchman’s serve. But soon thereafter, the match was over, and not in his favour.

“I felt I started the match well, first six games, then I just ran out of gas,” Djokovic admitted. “He was serving well. I just wasn't able to break him down. He was just coming up with the good shots at the right time. It happened very fast.”

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There is no doubt that Djokovic is capable of jaw-dropping tennis. He would not have finished inside the Top 3 of the ATP Rankings for 10 straight years, including four year-end No. 1 finishes, otherwise. But the 68-time tour-level titlist is not thinking about all of that success.

“I know that you can't be the person that you were yesterday, and the player [you once were]. You have to keep on training, evolving, trying to improve your game,” Djokovic said. “The circumstances that I was in the last two years were very challenging. But I'm not the only one that goes through that. I mean, there are tougher injuries that players go through. I don't want to sit here and whine about my last couple of years.”

And just because Djokovic has struggled does not mean he isn’t working to get back to top form as quickly as possible. The Serbian notably altered his service motion before the season to release the load from his elbow during the motion and to help make the overall stroke more efficient.

“I'm just in general trying everything I can. It is what it is. I'm not at the level that I used to be,” Djokovic said. “I'm aware of that. I just have to obviously believe in myself and hopefully it will come.”

Djokovic told the press he came to Indian Wells and Miami — he has won the ‘Sunshine Double’ four times — because he loves the hard courts and wanted to play more matches before to help prepare himself as the ATP World Tour gets ready to shift to the European red clay. But he never stepped on the court thinking he did not have a chance to triumph.

“I wouldn't go out on the court if I didn't believe I can win a tennis match. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't trying. I mean, nobody is kind of forcing me with a whip to go out on the court. I have a freedom to choose whether I want to play or not,” Djokovic said. “I love this sport. There's a lot of people that support me, especially here. I thank them for their great support. Unfortunately I'm not at the level they would like to see me at and I would like to see myself at. But it is what it is. Life goes on.”

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[Damian]

Novak Djoković na zakręcie. "Nie jestem tą samą osobą i tym samym tenisistą, jakim byłem"

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Po kontuzji i operacji łokcia Novak Djoković wciąż nie może wrócić do formy, jaką prezentował w czasach swojej dominacji. Przegrywając z Benoitem Paire'em w Miami, Serb poniósł trzecią porażkę z rzędu. Ale się nie poddaje i chce pracować.

Problemy Novaka Djokovicia z łokciem trwają od blisko dwóch lat. Ubiegłoroczne rozgrywki, właśnie z powodu tego urazu, zakończył już w lipcu, tuż po Wimbledonie. Do gry wrócił w styczniu na wielkoszlemowy Australian Open. W Melbourne dotarł do IV rundy, ale wciąż czuł ból i na początku lutego poddał się operacji.
Na korcie niespodziewanie pojawił się nieco ponad miesiąc po zabiegu. Zdecydował się wystąpić w tradycyjnie rozgrywanych w marcu turniejach rangi ATP World Tour Masters 1000. Wyprawa do USA przyniosła mu jednak dwie porażki. W Indian Wells przegrał 7:6(3), 4:6, 6:1 z Taro Danielem, natomiast w rozgrywanej obecnie imprezie w Miami uległ 3:6, 4:6 Benoitowi Paire'owi.

- Na początku meczu czułem się dobrze, ale po pierwszych sześciu gemach zabrakło mi paliwa - mówił po przegranej z Paire'em. - To wszystko potoczyło się dla mnie bardzo szybko. On bardzo dobrze serwował i nie mogłem go przełamać. Świetnie także dobierał uderzenia w zależności od sytuacji na korcie.

Porażka z Paire'em jest dla Djokovicia trzecią z rzędu. Serb z tenisisty, który wygrywał jak chciał, z kim i gdzie chciał, stał się łakomym kąskiem dla rywali. - Próbuję wszystkiego, co mogę, ale niewiele działa - przyznał ze smutkiem. - Chodzi mi o to, że jestem na takim poziomie, jak kiedyś. Oczywiście, nie jestem zadowolony z tego powodu, bo chciałbym grać lepiej, ale w tej chwili to nie jest możliwe. Muszę jednak wierzyć w siebie i mieć nadzieję, że sytuacja się zmieni.

Tenisista z Belgradu stwierdził, że występy w Indian Wells i w Miami były mu bardzo potrzebne. - Nie wychodzę na kort, jeśli nie wierzę, że mogę wygrać mecz. I nie przyjechałbym tutaj, gdybym przynajmniej nie próbował walczyć o wygrane - wyjaśniał. - Mam swobodę wyboru. Nikt nie stoi nade mną z batem i nie zmusza, abym wyszedł na kort. Gram, bo kocham ten sport i mam wielu ludzi, którzy mnie wspierają.

- Okoliczności, w jakich się znajduje w ciągu ostatnich dwóch lat, są dla mnie bardzo trudne. Wiem, że nie jestem tą samą osobą i tym samym tenisistą, jakim byłem. Ale nie jestem jedyny, którzy przechodzi przez coś takiego. Są tenisiści, którzy zmagają się z większymi problemami. Nie ma też zamiaru usiąść i rozmyślać o minionych latach - dodał.


Mimo problemów i przeciętnej dyspozycji, Djoković nie chce znów odpoczywać od tenisa. Następnym turniejem w kalendarzu Serba jest rozpoczynająca 15 kwietnia impreza rangi ATP World Tour Masters 1000 w Monte Carlo, tradycyjnie inaugurująca "europejski" sezon gry na kortach ziemnych. - Plan jest taki, żebym wystąpił w Monte Carlo. Ale zobaczymy, co się wydarzy - powiedział belgradczyk.

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Djokovic Parts Company With Stepanek & Agassi

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Former World No. 1 will soon start preparations for clay-court swing

Novak Djokovic has officially confirmed that he has ended his coaching partnerships with both Radek Stepanek and Andre Agassi.

A statement posted on Djokovic’s official website announced, “After Miami, Novak Djokovic and his tennis coach Radek Stepanek decided to end their co-operation.

“The private relationship with Stepanek was and will remain great, and Novak has enjoyed working with him and learning from him. He remains grateful and appreciative of all the support he has received from Radek during the last period.

“Novak remains focused and eager to come back stronger and more resilient from [a] long injury break that has affected his confidence and game. He is continuously and passionately looking for new and different ways to regain [his] winning form.

“The co-operation between Novak and Andre Agassi has also ended.”

Former World No. 1 Agassi came on board in May 2017 and Stepanek joined Djokovic’s team in December 2017.

The 30-year-old Djokovic missed the final six months of 2017 and returned in January to reach the Australian Open fourth round (l. to Chung). He then underwent a “small medical intervention” on his right elbow.

The Serbian is next scheduled to compete at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, which begins on 15 April.

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