A two-week break following the death of his grandfather has allowed Novak Djokovic to regain his focus in time to defend his Madrid Open title this week, the world number one said on Monday.
World number one Novak Djokovic will try to deal Rafael Nadal another blow when the world's two top players clash in Sunday's Monte Carlo Masters tennis final, where the Spaniard is chasing an eighth consecutive crown.
Djokovic raised his eyes and arms to the sky after beating Alexandr Dolgopolov after learning of the death of his grandfather.
Rafa Nadal gave his troublesome knees a quick outing as he launched his bid for a record eighth successive Monte Carlo Masters title.
World number one Novak Djokovic hopes momentum is still with him as he launches his clay court season at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, the world's top two players, will try to set a record attendance for a tennis match when they face off at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium in July, the club said on Tuesday.
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 to win the Sony Ericsson Open for the second consecutive year on Sunday.
World number one Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after holding off a brave second set effort from Spain's David Ferrer to win 6-2 7-6 on Thursday.
World number one Novak Djokovic blunted the power serving of South African Kevin Anderson to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a 6-2 6-3 victory on Monday.
World number one Novak Djokovic beat fellow-Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-1 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday to set up a meeting with Andy Murray in the last four.
Holder Novak Djokovic had to combat Sergiy Stakhovsky's aggressive serve and volley game to reach the Dubai Championship quarter-finals on Wednesday, and next faces a baseline barrage from compatriot Janko Tipsarevic.
Being the younger brother of world No 1 Novak Djokovic has plenty of advantages, but world No 869 Marko is finding at the Dubai Championships that the surname is not always one of them as it seems to make opponents raise their game.
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