Despite the anticipation set by the first two points in the match between Novak and Rafa live this morning from Paris, it turned out to be more of a beating than most of us expected.

Novak took an early lead in the first set and Nadal never got the chance to fully recover. 

The first set went to Novak 6-2. Although Rafa did start to put up a bit more of a fight in the second set, Novak again got an early break and made Rafa struggle to keep up for the rest of the second set.  In the end it went to Djoker 6-3.

Next up Novak will face either Gael Monfils or Radek Stepanek in the finals for the win!

Let’s go Novak! Going for the chance of two straight titles and a total of 3 since the U.S Open.

 

Its true Novak fans, we’ve been very lazy when it comes to posting updates in the past month. It isnt because we haven’t been watching tennis. It is more like we’ve been playing so much tennis that we’ve barely had ANY spare time for blogging.  Luckily Novak has NOT been as lazy as we have   Yesterday he beat Roger Federer in the final to win Basel. 

Congratulations NOLE!  He played a great match, totally dominating Federer with early breaks in each set and total domination 6-2 in the deciding set. And, of course, he looked GREAT doing it. 

Next up for Novak? tomorrow he will have his first match in Paris and we promise that we will be watching and reporting.

A lot of professional athletes just walk around looking like jocks most of the time. And again, that’s okay because they are jocks.  But the great thing about Novak is that he is a jock with style. Now, that doesn’t mean that we’ve never been left scratching our heads wondering what went wrong occassionally when we see what he is wearing. Such as in the following picture:

I am not digging you in the baggy khakis and baggy wrinkled shirt combo here Novak.

Either one of two things is going on here:

A) You pulled them out of the bottom of a  suitcase at the last minute, threw them on and trotted off to sign some Head crap, or

B) The guys at Head actually MADE you wear this outfit. They had it laying around in an old storage closet. It belonged to one of their execs in the mid-eightees. They thought “hey the eightees are in again according to fashion week Paris” so they figured they’d make it part of the contract.

Now, if the first scenario is what really happened you still aren’t off the hook. Why would you have such baggy khaki pants in your suitcase in the firstplace? I know that they were ‘hip’ according to the Old Navy crowd circa 1999 but nowadays…not so much.  If those guys at Head really did make you were too big-outdated khaki pants/button down combo then I hope you got a bit of extra cash added into that contract (oh..and don’t EVER let them dress you again).

Now back to the praise, because whoever it is that dresses you most of the time (and we hope that it is you, although if you are in need of some assistance in that area may I suggest myself for the job?) does a splendid job.

Exhibit A:

the hair, the coat, the collar=massive hotness

if only...one for each of us

those eyes, that shirt, that smile *le sigh*

happy Nole + snuggley shirt = all i want for christmas!

our favorite Nole outfit...hey! "you're never fully dressed without a smile"

(Ok. Maybe the last one is not really an outfit. It certainly does not prove our point that Novak has awesome style…but it still has its place as it remains one of OUR personal favorite get-ups to spy him in.

uumm…is that?….nevermind. I am a lady. I am going to remain a lady…)

Yeah, so its old news. There just seems to be so much great news rolling in from the Djokovic camp that we can’t even keep up with it.  He’s looking great at this end of the 2009 year and just making a very strong showing in Asia.

As I write this, I am watching him progress through the next round of the ATP Shanghi Masters.  Del Potro, Roddick, and Verdasco are ALL already out (two with injuries and we hope nothing serious).  I smell a Rafa vs. Nole Final!

Anyway, just to catch up on old news, here are some pictures taken after Novak’s victory at the China Open.

After easily putting away swedish player Soderling in his semi-final round in the China Open, Novak Djokovic successfully put himself not only into the final where he is posed to win another 2009 title, but he also reclaimed his spot as world number three in the ATP rankings!  Congratulations Novak!

In a strange turn of events, Nadal was taken out by Cilic and so Novak Djokovic faces a much less intimidating opponent in the final on Sunday.  I will be tuning in to tennis channel and watching all of the action live tomorrow starting with the women’s final at 7 am my time.

I will be sure to post the news of the match as soon as it is over!  Let’s Go Novak!

Novak advances to the quarter finals at the China Open! Next he will be playing Verdasco, which should be a tough match as Fernado has been playing great this year. But as Nole was able to take him out fairly easily at the US Open, we can all expect to see Novak Djokovic progress to the semis.

By the way. For those of you who have tennis channel (you probably were enjoying the replay of Novak’s match against Nadal in Rome last night)…you will be able to watch the final two days of the China Open this weekend on tennis channel.

Off to play tennis now myself!

So Nole successfully made it on to the next round in the China Open yesterday.  He is second seed in this tournament in which five of the ten top men’s players are competing.  In a crazy turn of events yesterday also marked the end of Andy Roddick’s China Open.  The defending champ went out in his first match!  This only leaves Rafael Nadal as real competition for Nole…unfortunately for Nole, Rafa is serious competition! 

We do not doubt that Nole will continue on to the finals where he will most likely meet Nadal. So good luck this week Nole and we will be watching all of the coverage this weekend on the tennis channel. Seriously readers, if you do not already have the tennis channel. get it.

Ok, so I am positive that we have all already seen and drooled over the Montreal Fashion Show pictures of Novak in his skivies. But while perusing the atp website today I happened upon the video and HAD to share with you all.

I had just assumed that it was kinda his idea…I mean…he’s our  djoker right? and he certainly does not seem to be harboring any sort of insecurities about his body. But in this video he explains that it actually wasn’t quite his idea.

I almost feel bad for him!   So here is our message to whoever runs these things:

“Yes, Novak Djokovic is a fine specimen and viewing him in his underwear probably made it worth the expensive ticket into the show for all of your guests. But if Novak asks for a bathrobe (as much as a part of me really does NOT want to say this) then give him a bathrobe that does not look like it came from Victoria’s Secret. Instead, give him something fluffy and soft, like the kind of bathrobe you curl up in when sipping hot cocoa and reading your favorite book on Greek philosophy.  Or, something substantial (longer) and a bit more masculine that doesn’t make him feel like he is wearing a mini-skirt.

Yes, his legs looked fantastic.  And yes, we are going to watch the video over and over again.

But we would much rather feel that Novak is comfortable and that next time you give him the ‘option’ to remain fully clothed if that is what he wants.

 

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Media/Videos/2009/08/Montreal-2009-Fashion-Show.aspx

One of the traits that we love most in Novak Djokovic is his big

BRAIN (come on, what do you think we were gonna say?)

Let’s face it, as much as we admire all of the gents of the ATP for their fantastic skills on the court, it’s no secret that some of them are…umm…how to put this…less than intellectual?  And that’s alright, because it’s not their job to stimulate us with conversation.

 But we cannot help but love Novak even more whenever he opens up his mouth and shows us that beyond all the hotness of the exterior, there lies something even hotter…a sharp intelligence. 

So as the first part of our “ten things we love about Novak” series, we’re honoring his super sexy brain with this picture of him looking uber-smart in glasses (because everybody knows that people look way smarter when they are wearing glasses…duh…)Hey Baby, Let’s Read Some Russian Literature Together…in Bed…*le sigh*