Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-2) in the Australian Open 2008 final to win his first Slam. Even though I got to bed late last night, I dutifully set my alarm for 8.30am as that was the time it was here in England when the match was transmitted live. See how dedicated I am to my tennis viewing?
Djokovic said: ""I feel kind of relieved. I've played at least the semi-finals in every Grand Slam in the last year.. I was pretty close in the US Open, so probably today I was a bit nervous at the start."
If you think about it, he's been the world number three for a while now so it's about time he won a Grand Slam final. Federer and Nadal have had it their own way for too long so it's great to see a new face winning. Plus, what I like a Djokovic is that he has a big personality. He even joked about the Australian crowd's obvious support for his opponent, the chocolate-nippled Frenchman Tsonga: "I know the crowd wanted him to win more. That's OK, it's alright. I still love you guys, don't worry."
Aw, and he even managed a bit of shirtless celebrating in the locker room. What a lad!
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open 2008 final to win his first Slam
Friday, 25 January 2008
Novak Djokovic plays unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open final 2008
Have you been watching the Australian Open this year? Serbian Novak Djokovic and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are in the Australian Open final 2008. I've been watching the matches at night as although the BBC has been showing them, they start at 8.30 in the morning so I've only got the chance to catch the first half hour or so before having to drag myself off to work. Anyway, they get repeated in the evening on the BBC Interactive channel so I have to avoid looking at any sports news during the day to avoid finding out who wins.
You know, although I'm disappointed that my favourite big butted Rafa Nadal lost his semi final to Tsonga, it's good to see some new faces in a final. The commenters all seem surprised that Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in his semi final but he is world number three now so it's not really an upset. Oh, I do like these two. They have something that the world number one is missing: a personality.
Plus, both Djokovic and Tsonga have the charming habit of ripping off their shirts after they win a match to help them celebrate and they seem to love parading around half naked. This kind of behaviour should only be encouraged, don't you think? Djokovic is a bit on the skinny side for my liking, but he's still young. However, the chocolate-nippled Tsonga has just the right amount of meat on him. I'd volunteer be his ball-boy, wouldn't you?
