Novak Djokovic Wins Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic, to ascend to World #1 tomorrow, claimed the Wimbledon crown in formidable fashion. It was definitely an upset for Rafael Nadal, who won in 2008 and 2010. Nadal did not play his best tennis, but more important, Novak raised his own game to such a high level. I have not seen Rafa Nadal get outplayed by someone like that before in a Grand Slam match. Novak did to Nadal what Nadal does to everyone else, and that rightfully earned him the Gentlemen's 2011 Wimbledon trophy.

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He's 48-1 on the year now, which is awfully similar to John McEnroe's record when McEnroe started the year with 42 straight wins (I believe he went 49-1 after winning Wimbledon). Some historic tennis being played by Djokovic - look for him to be the top contender at US Open this year (he lost to Nadal in the 2010 final).

This last two weeks at Wimbledon have certainly been special for Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova. Petra was not even close to the favorite, yet she took out the overwhelming favorite Maria Sharapova on Saturady. Today, the match was expected to be tight between Novak and Rafa, but Novak raised his level to do what he needed to win Wimbledon. The next couple months leading to the US Open will surely bring more exciting tennis by the top players!

Till then, I'll keep updating on tennis news and the smaller tournaments going. I went to the Atlanta Tennis Championship last year, which is coming up in 2 weeks, and I look forward to that again this year!