Novak Djokovic is a Man on the Move

Written by: Staff on 23rd November 2013

Tennis players Nadal, Djokovic and Nalbadian get toguether for the farewell of Chilean tennis player Nicolas Massu

Novak Djokovic is a Man on the Move

epa03957528 The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic speaks during a press conference after a tennis clinic with players in wheel chairs from the Teleton foundation in Santiago de Chile, Chile, 19 November 2013. Spanish player Rafael Nadal, Argentine player David Nalbandian and Serbian player Novak Djokovic are in Chile for the farewell event of the Chilean tennis player Nicolas Massu. EPA/MARIO RUIZ |

It was said by Radek Stepanek that the Serbian team “left the Ferrari in the garage “…. The team here at 10sballs feels the same way. How come Novak passed on playing on Saturday ? Fridays match wasn’t a ball- buster ? Why did Novak blow off the official dinner ? He must have had something left in the tank if he flew to an EXO ? what a pity to fight all year to reach so close to the Davis cup and to pass on that deciding doubles match ? We will be shaking our heads for awhile on that move. If you have a Ferrari use it. Vroom. Vroom. Vroom.

Novak Djokovic tossed aside any fears of over-work after a long ATP season and flew to Chile only hours after playing on Serbia’s Davis Cup finals side last weekend. The world No. 2 who is still smarting after he lost his top ranking to Rafael Nadal last month, inflicted another defeat on his Spanish rival in an exhibition in Santiago, Chile.

While not an official match, the win did mark Djokovic’s third straight success over Nadal, whom he beat in October’s Beijing final as well as the final of the World Tour Finals in London ten days ago.

Djokovic then traveled to Belgrade and earned two singles points as Serbia lost at home to the Czech Republic 3-2 in the Davis Cup final. In Chile, Djokovic earned a 7-6(3) 6-4 win as he and Nadal celebrated the retirement of former Chilean player and 2004 Olympic gold medallist Nicolas Massu.

The exho series continues in Buenos Aires on Sunday, that one to mark the retirement of Argentine David Nalbandian. Djokovic and Nadal are following the trail blazed last December by Roger Federer – who is skipping South American this time around to concentrate on his form to the 2014 seasons – who made a highly successful tour of the continent where he had never played an ATP-level match.

Nadal came to South America last week after another well-paid exho on Neckar Island, owned by Virgin billionaire Richard Branson, a huge tennis fan who sponsors a hit-and -giggle exho after the regular Tour season ends.

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