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Novak Djokovic
Federer walked away with the winner’s trophy, but this was Djokovic’s event. His upbeat and offbeat personality made an impression on the world outside tennis, which is a rarity in the U.S., and virtually unheard of from an Eastern European. On the serious side, he reaffirmed, if it needed to be reaffirmed, that he is firmly in the elite Top 3. In fact, he’s so solid and sure of himself it seems like he’s been up there forever—I was surprised to be reminded that this was his first major final. Djokovic won tight matches against Stepanek and Monaco, and he won going away against Del Potro and Moya; he won with craft and he won with power. In the end, the Serb pressed too hard when he saw that he had a chance against Federer, and he did what he never does: Miss when it counts. Still, Djokovic played Federer as well as anyone has in an Open final, never allowing the world’s best to relax and find his best tennis.
On the less-than-serious side, Djokovic is a valuable new personality for tennis, and something different from what we’ve seen before. He’s got the charisma the game is criticized for lacking, but it doesn’t come from raging outbursts like the famous “personalities” of the past. He’s broad-humored, outgoing, high-energy, and not too cool to be a total ham. Djokovic was born for New York—both Flushing Meadows and Broadway. A
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