In my last entry I mentioned a few up and coming tennis stars who are making their way into the upper echelon of the game. My personal favorite, and potentially the most dangerous is 22 year old Serb Novak Djokovic. Just watch this rally and if you honestly still don't find tennis entertaining, I give up. While Djokovic actually loses this point, he demonstrates his ability to make every shot in the book and keep up with the likes of Rafael Nadal all the while.
Ranked #3 in the world Djokovic has already won the Australian Open, and at such a tender age the upside is enormous. He has shown some issues with on and off court anger, but what tennis player worth their salt hasn't? If he can continue to improve his already vast skill set and keep his temper in check to gain more fans, he will set himself up for a prolonged run at the top of his sport.
The biggest obstacle Djokovic obviously faces is the stiff competition arising in the sport. With cemented legend Roger Federer still near the top of his game, and the many other rising stars in tennis, it may be hard for Djokovic to pile up Majors. The phenomenal young talent throughout the tour will possibly often foil even his best efforts. It will be interesting to see his mental fortitude put to the test through frustration. Regardless, the new youth movement is setting tennis up for a fun new era, and no one is better to lead the charge than The Djoker.
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Nice job. Tennis has become interesting to me lately because of the complexity of the technique that is involved. If a tennis player could ever be described as being ,"bad-ass", the Djokovic would be that player. He is fierce, and makes Federer and Nadal look soft.
ReplyDeleteGreat video! I think Tennis is highly underrated as far as the skill level and entertainment factor goes.
ReplyDeleteI always thought tennis players are some of the most all-around athletic people out there, but I could never get into the sport. I'll have to check Djokovic out.
ReplyDeleteFederer is better
ReplyDeleteSammy
good blog. i only watch women's tennis though. i am in looovvve with ana ivanovic. i just got weak in the knees.
ReplyDeleteI more like to play tennis than watch it. But I've seen Nadal vs. Federer and that was entertaining. You talked this new kid up. I would like to see him in the finals against one of those two.
ReplyDeleteDjokovic is just fun to watch. Tennis is lucky to have such a good, young crop of players. Nice post.
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