The Year of the Serb

Well there it is.  Novak Djokovic not only took over Rafael Nadal as tennis' new number one player in the world, but he also dethroned Nadal as Wimbledon champion.  It is Djokovic's first Wimbledon title and his third grand slam title in his career.  The win, 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, has helped Djokovic climb to number one in the world rankings, a feat that has only been held by 24 other men in tennis history.  He is also the first player to hold that ranking in the last seven years not named Nadal or Roger Federer.

Djokovic, who made major headlines to begin this tennis season started off the year winning his first 43 matches of the season, winning the Australian Open, his second career major, but was finally stopped in the French Open semifinals to Roger Federer.  He is now 50-1 on the season and doesn't seem to be slowing up anytime soon.
Djokovic, a player once known as a guy who never really wanted to reach his full potential and was known to retire in matches when things got tough, is now seen as possibly one of the fittest guys on the ATP tour.
With the win today, Djokovic is also the first player to win the Wimbledon final besides Nadal and Federer since 2002, a stunning nine years.

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