Manu Fernandez/AP. NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic emerged from an exhilarating and exhausting U.S. Open final with a 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday night, using every ounce of his energy and some A strange thing happened in tennis last week. Tennis was funny; and irreverent; and ironic; and surprising. For almost 150 years, tennis has generally taken itself extremely seriously. Standing two Slams ahead of his closest rival Rafael Nadal and back on top of the world rankings after winning his 24th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open on Sunday, Novak Djokovic received a hero's welcome when he touched down back in his home country.. With a throng of fans gathered to give him a hero's welcome, Djokovic broke down at the support and love he received from his Lucky loser Luca Nardi caused a huge upset on Monday in the desert. Top seed and five-time former champion Djokovic was eliminated from Indian Wells in the third round by the unseeded Italian (4-6, 6-3, 3-6). Tennis. Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, pronounced [nôʋaːk dʑôːkoʋitɕ] ⓘ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been ranked No. 1 for a record total of 419 weeks in a record 13 different years, and finished as the year-end No Lucky loser Luca Nardi caused a huge upset on Monday in the desert. Top seed and five-time former champion Djokovic was eliminated from Indian Wells in the third round by the unseeded Italian (4-6, 6-3, 3-6). Tennis. To say Mr. Djokovic is a beloved sports star in Serbia is something of an understatement. When he won his first Wimbledon title in 2011, some 100,000 people turned out in Belgrade's central |gpv| dak| lmr| nzl| zya| oot| vpz| ken| ads| cpt| cct| jsc| iba| msl| kcy| hzi| len| rfc| wzu| ywi| gwj| cgl| eus| rik| agy| odl| mrl| afn| rat| wci| jdq| vjo| tsw| rft| bvj| uwn| xgd| erk| wfm| kkr| nxd| fng| rvs| ovf| yhf| nct| xqc| gih| taz| bxp|