Power Horse Cup Duesseldorf. Viktor shows another great performance in Duesseldorf. He overcame in his 2nd round match Grega Zemlja in straight sets 6/3 7/6. Viktor will next play Guido Pella, who celebrated his 23rd birthday five days ago, recorded the biggest win of his career Wednesday. The Argentinean qualifier, currently No. 101 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, reached his first ATP World Tour quarter-final with a 7-6(1), 6-1 win over top seed and World No. 10 Janko Tipsarevic. Vik is warned and maybe he can end Pella's run !
Viktor beats Russel in Duesseldorf
Viktor is on course for an all-Serbian quarter-final clash with top seed Janko Tipsarevic after reaching the second round of the Power Horse Cup on Tuesday in Dusseldorf with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over American Michael Russell.
The seventh-seeded Troicki advanced in just under two hours, converting four of his five break points in the pair’s first encounter. The 27 year old is bidding to reach his first ATP World Tour final since 2011 this week and goes on to face Grega Zemlja.
Rome. Great perorming Viktor overcomes Rosol
Rome. At first Viktor should face his Davis Cup fellow Janko Tipsarevic in the first round of Rome. But things never turn out the way you expect.
Instead of "Tipsy" Vik had to play against Lukas Rosol who got into the main draw when Janko Tipsarevic withdrew on Monday. The 33rd-ranked Czech needed a lucky-loser spot after falling to Andrey Golubev 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final round of qualifying.
It was the fifth career meeting between Rosol and Viktor, with the Serb trailing the head-to-head series 3-1. They just faced each other in Bucharest, where Viktor clearly lost in the quarterfinal. But this time Viktor fought back in a great way.
After loosing the 1st set 6/3 Vik played unbelievable tennis in the 2nd and took it 6/1. In the third set Viktor had the better end for him. Both players had to break chances but Vik was the only who could convert one. After 01:56:14 the empire announced game, set, match Troicki!
ATP 1000 Rome – all Serbian first round
Rome. Viktor meets Davis Cup fellow Janko Tipsarevic in the first round of the BNP Internazionali in Rome. With a victory over Janko Viktor could equal his head2head statistics vs. Tipsarevic to 2 all. Good luck Vik!
ATP 1000 Madrid – Viktor overcomes Granollers
Madrid. After his second straight quarter final in the BMW Open in Munich last week Viktor took another step to get back where he belongs to. He overcame Spaniard Marcel Graollers in three sets winning 7/5 4/6 6/2. In the second round Vik will play versus Japanese Kei Nishikori who beat Austrians Jürgen Melzer in the previous round in straight sets. There only meeting on the ATP Tour so far won Viktor 6/4 6/2 in Tokio 2010.
Munich: Second straight quarterfinal
Munich. After a very convincing first round win over Mattias Bachinger, Viktor showed great improvements against Radek Stepanek on Wednesday, upsetting the Czech 6-4,6-4. Viktor recovered from 0-3 in the first set and 1-4 in the second set. Viktor showed more variation on serve than usual, many points closed at the net and very aggressive returning of serve. Jack Reader was satisfied with the quality of the match: "Viktor is transferring very well during the matches all the things we work on in practice. He is becoming more and more dangerous for anyone."
Viktor cruises past Kamke to reach first QF 2013
Bucharest. Viktor showed another impressive performance in his 2nd round match against Tobias Kamke from Germany. The Serb broke Kamke's serve six times and won 6/4 6/2 in 1:32 hours .
Eight seed Viktor reached his first ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season. Viktor goes on to face Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol, who upset third-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in one hour and 44 minutes.
Viktor wins Bucharest Openers
Eighth-seeded Serbian Viktor Troicki converted all three of his break points in a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over Australian Marinko Matosevic. Troicki, a former World No. 12, will look to win back-to-back matches for the first time this season when he faces the winner between Tobias Kamke and Paul-Henri Mathieu.
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Troicki is making his second appearance in Bucharest.
Monte Carlo – Viktor faces Nieminen in the opening round
Viktor and Jarkko used to practice together for almost two years. In Monte Carlo they will meet in the opening round to start the clay court season 2013. In the H2H statistics Viktor is leading by 2/1. It will be their first match on red clay.
Serbs survive american comeback to take the lead
by Craig Gabriel
BOISE, IDAHO, USA: After Viktors unlucky loss to Sam Querry in five sets Serbia came back and goes into the final day of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal tie against the USA holding a slim but very important 2-1 lead.
In a stunning doubles match that had fans in the stadium in Boise, Idaho, on the edge of their seats, Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac survived a dramatic four hour 23 minute match to defeat Bob and Mike Bryan 76(5) 76(1) 57 46 1513.
“We have to tip our hats to those guys, obviously,” said Bob Bryan. “Thought they played really well all day. Thirty-six aces, didn't give us much opportunity, in the fifth especially. Just one of those things. Obviously disappointed we let the team down.
“I want to thank Captain Courier for being there for four and a half hours, pushing us. I want to thank the crowd, they brought the energy all day long. That's as vocal as we've seen a Davis Cup crowd in a long time. They were cheering on every point. Thanks to them.
“It was a fun match to play. Hate to be on the other side of it, but too good by those guys.”
There was surprise when the Serb captain Bogdan Obradovic announced that he was not deviating from his originally nominated combination. Most believed that either Novak Djokovic or Viktor Troicki would step in but Obradovic had every faith in Bozoljac who is ranked No. 1,150 in doubles.
“This was a very tough decision,” said Obdarovic. “I spoke, of course, with all of my players. Nenad has changed his partners all the time. So it was really tough situation for him. Also in Boise to play with a player that he didn't play for a long time. But still Nenad is a great professional. He played a great match.
“I just spoke with him. You know I have also Novak Djokovic in combination with him. Both of them are better in this moment in rankings, but still I wanted to keep them more fresh, let's say, Novak and Viktor. It was a very tough decision for myself.
“I just want to congratulate to Nenad and, of course, to Ilija. They played a great tennis. That's the part of my team, why we are very strong, we have good relationship.”
It was obviously paying dividends but then when the Bryans staged their amazing comeback it seemed the Serb decision was coming back to haunt him. The final set had all the suspense of a television thriller. Late in the set the Bryans were coming within two points of winning but just couldn’t take the next point.
Then in the 27th game Mike Bryan dropped his serve. Zimonjic was serving for the match but even then it was far from over as the Americans had two break back points. Zimonjic puffed out his chest, called on his experience and cracked back-to-back aces. It got to match point but on the second chance he cracked another ace to clinch the win.
“I was amazed with some shots, some points that we created, all four players, some reflexes. It was just amazing,” said Zimonjic.
“You just have to stay focused, try to enjoy as much as you can. Ilija was saying to me, 'Keep smiling'. A couple of times I look in the crowd trying to feed off the crowd, the energy. We had great support here from Serbian fans, even though it was incredible atmosphere throughout the match. It was very fair crowd. I hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. And we certainly did.”
For the only time in their careers the Bryans have lost two consecutive Davis Cup doubles matches and both in five sets.
Bob Bryan was first to lose serve in the match, it happened in the fifth game of the first set but the Americans hit back straightaway by breaking Zimonjic in the next game. They went to the breaker without facing anymore break points. The Americans started the breaker strongly, opening up a 4-1 lead and it looked like they were really starting to fire.
However, Zimonjic showed why he has been ranked No.1 in the world. He steered his side back into the tiebreak with three straight points and then won the last two points of the tiebreak – first with a second serve ace and then he rifled a return that Mike Bryan let go only to see it land on the baseline.
The second set went with serve and when they got to yet another tiebreak the crowd, while still in full voice were starting to wonder what was going on. How could the Bryans be in such a tight situation and was the Davis Cup loss they suffered in February coming back to haunt them?
Bob Bryan was not quite at the top of his game whereas Zimonjic continued to be the standout that was very ably supported by Bozoljac. The tiebreak was over in the blink of an eye. Serbia went up 6-0 before the Americans secured their only point with Bozoljac then slamming down an ace at the T-junction to take the visitors up two-sets-to-love.
The Americans kept their dream alive for a bit longer when out of nowhere, in the 12th game the Bryan boys struck. Bozoljac had not been threatened on his serve but from out of the blue the Bryans had three break points and broke to love. There was no doubt the crowd loved every minute of that rally and the roar of approval could have been heard the other side of the mountain range that is part of the backdrop to the city of Boise.
And the Bryans did it again. They broke the Serbs for the fourth set, this time Zimonjic. Mike Bryan sent the ball to Zimonjic’s feet and the Serb, who has been a pillar of strength, could not do anything with the ball and dribbled it into the net. If the crowd were deafening before, this time the sound barrier was broken.
Bob Bryan got the home side off to an important lead in the final set and held serve managing to stay one game ahead till 13-13. In the next game Mike served and dropped serve. They were devastated but never stopped trying to come back and nearly did, but in the end Zimonjic put the exclamation mark on the match.
This was the second longest Davis Cup doubles match in time, by one minute, for the United States.
The pressure is very much on the Americans now as Novak Djokovic takes on Sam Querrey in the first reverse singles.
“Well, we said on Thursday there are going to be five tough matches,” said US captain Jim Courier. “So far three for three, with two more to go. Yesterday after the singles, the mission was always to come out, play well today, then win two singles matches on Sunday no matter where we stood.
“Nothing changes. Team dynamics are different than probably what you guys are used to. We know where we stand, what we have to do. The mission doesn't change: go out there and put W’s on the board.”
Davis Cup: Viks great performance did not pay off
Boise, Idaho, USA: Novak Djokovic gave Serbia a 1/0 lead before Viktor was on with his match against American no. 1 Sam Querry. Viktor lost the first set 7/6 but could take the 2nd and 3rd set by 6/3 and 6/4 and gave the Serbs a promising position to clinch the second singles point in the rubber. But Querry came back strong in the 4th and 5th set to win the match for the USA.
Serbia must try now to make the impossible possible and win the doubles match against the Bryan's.
Good luck!!!
Davis Cup: Nole to take on Isner in the opening rubber
by Graig Gabriel:
BOISE, IDAHO, USA: The last time USA played Serbia in Davis Cup by BNP Paribas competition was in the first round in 2010. That tie was played in Serbia and the home team walked off with a victory on the way to winning the Davis Cup that year.
USA has got the opportunity to level the ledger in Boise, Idaho where the altitude is just short of 3,000 feet. Both teams come into the weekend feeling strong and confident.
The draw was held at the main train station which is now a museum and looks out across this very pretty city. The last passenger train rolled through Boise depot in 1997 but Jim Courier is hoping that his team of new USA No.1 Sam Querrey, John Isner and Bob and Mike Bryan will keep things on track.
The tie will open with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic playing Isner and then Viktor Troiki will face Querrey. As expected the doubles rubber will feature the Bryan twins against Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac, although most people are not expecting that to be the final make-up of the Serbian tandem on Saturday.
The reverse singles has Querrey playing Djokovic and then Isner facing Troicki.
“I think there is no clear favourite in this competition, especially in the latter stages (like) the quarterfinals,” said Djokovic. “USA is always going to be a difficult opponent, especially if they’re choosing the conditions and location of play.
“We all know that John and Sam possess great serves, as well as Mike and Bob. On the other hand we have tall guys as well. It’s going to be an interesting tie. Hopefully we can get a win.”
Djokovic said his loss in Miami the previous week, while very disappointing, gave him an opportunity to get to Boise early and allow him to acclimatise to the conditions. However he is not concerned at a suggestion that the loss to Tommy Haas would affect his confidence.
“This is sport. You’ve got to be ready to win and lose,” added Djokovic. “I’ve been very consistent in the last few years of my career. I understand that people are always expecting me to play semis or finals of every event I play in.
“If a loss before that stage of the tournament happens, everybody starts questioning it. I’m feeling good, I’m practising, I’m moving on. I’m trying to play well here and hopefully we can bring the win to Serbia.”
Obviously Jim Courier and his boys have a vastly different view on things. The Americans were stung with the loss in Belgrade three years ago but Courier says that has not been mentioned once in the locker room. The team is just focused on winning this weekend.
”Preparations have been very good and we’ve all been in Boise for quite a while getting good practice at the arena, getting comfortable. Our guys are feeling good,” explained Courier.
“Going up against a team as accomplished as Serbia is a big challenge and we look forward to that challenge. We’re going to have to play our best tennis to get through this weekend, starting with the first ball to the last ball.
“Every single match is going to be difficult. We feel like we can make things difficult for them.”
In the singles head to head series for the opening day’s rubbers Djokovic leads Isner 2-1 including a win in their only Davis Cup match in 2010 and Troicki leads Querrey 2-1 but Querrey won their only Davis Cup match also in 2010.
The full draw is listed below:
Friday
R1: John Isner (USA) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
R2: Sam Querrey (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
Saturday
R3: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) v Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
Sunday
R4: Sam Querrey (USA) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
R5: John Isner (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
Miami - Viktor cruises past Andujar
@ the SONY OPEN ATP 1000
Viktor was showing a strong performance against Pablo Andujar and handed his sixth opening-round exit of the season after defeating the Spaniard 6-2, 6-3. Vik will face off against sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the third round. "I am looking forward to the match with Joe Wilfried. He has a much better ranking at the moment but I like his style of play and in the head to head statistics I am still leading by 3/2. So I think I have a good chance to win", says Viktor and he seems to be very relaxed and confident at the same time. Good luck!
Welcome to Miami - bienvenidos a Miami!
@ the SONY OPEN ATP 1000
Viktor was competing in the Dallas 2 challenger before he started his preparation for the ATP 1000 in Miami this week. In the first round he will face Pablo Andujar. It will be the first match between Viktor and the 58 ranked Spaniard. In the 2nd round J.W. Tsonga, a three-time quarter-finalist in Miami, will await the winner of the match between Viktor and Andujar. Hopefully Viktor will test Tsongas shape in the 2nd round!
Serbia progress as Viktor and Nenad prevail
CHARLEROI, BELGIUM: Viktor and Nenad Zimonjic completed a 3-0 victory for Serbia against Belgium when they took on Ruben Bemelmans and Steve Darcis in Saturday's doubles rubber in Charleroi.
The Serbian pairing took control early in the match and were soon comfortably two sets to the good and gained a match point in the third set on the Belgian serve before they not only missed an opportuntiy to close it out but also were then broken themselves the very next game and surerrendered the set.
The fourth set went with serve until Bemelmans was serving to keep the hosts in the tie only to drop to 0-40 and provide Viktor and Nenad with three more chances to seal the deal. They missed the first two but it was too much to ask for the Belgians to stay alive any longer and succumbed to a 64 64 57 64.
Serbia will now progress to play the winners of the USA-Brazil tie where the Bryan brothers will have a chance later today to also complete a 3-0 victory.
Viktor, the hero of Serbia's 2010 Davis Cup Final triumph, put in another fine performance yesterday when he came from two sets down to defeat David Goffin in the opening rubber. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic then put the visitors in control with a straight sets defeat of Olivier Rochus.
Great Viktor gives Serbia a 1:0 lead
Viktor had to play the opening match versus world number 50 David Goffin who was unbeaten in Davis Cup so far. And Vik struggled loosing the first two sets 1/6 and 3/6. With great effort Viktor was fighting back to take the 3rd set 7/6. The serb became stronger, more confident and slowly there was the feeling that Vik could take over the control of the match to clinche set four and five by 6/4.
“I was thinking about not giving up and giving 100% to the end of the match and he got a bit tight,” said Troicki, who claimed the crucial point for Serbia when they defeated France in the 2010 Davis Cup final. “It was a great win today but it is maybe the second best win of my Davis Cup career.”
Viktor also praised the efforts of the ground staff who worked to fix the issues with the court that the Serbian team had expressed concerns about during practice.
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Davis Cup: Serbia vs. Belgium
Currently Viktor is preparing for the Davis Cup tie against Belgium. Beside Viktor Serbia's Davis Cup captain, Bogdan Obradovic, nominated Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonic for the team. The team nominees of Belgium are David Goffin, Steve Darcis, Ruben Bemelmans and Olivier Rochus. Get more information...
Australian Open
In the 1st round of the Australian Open Viktor will face old fellow Radek Stepanek from the Czech Republic. It is a difficult 1st round but a good chance to take the spot of a seeded player. Good luck!!!
Viktor wins season opener in Doha
Seventh seed Viktor overcame Germany's Björn Phau in the 1st round of the Exxon Mobil Open in Doha. The 29 year old German is one of the oldest in the circuit and he said that he would like to make a few adjustments in the coming season. After scripting a three-set victory, Viktor admitted that it was not any easy job for him. “I knew it was going to be a tough match, especially since it was the start of the new season. Bjorn played really well and made it a real tight play." Beside Viktor was happy to finish his match before the New Year party.
In the 2nd round Viktor will play the winner of the match between Lack and Garcia Lopez.
Adelaide – preparation @WTC for the AO 2013
Viktor will prepare for the Australian Open 2013 in Adelaide, South Australia. From January 8th till January 10th they will compete in the World Tennis Challenge.
Swiss indoors: Viktor meets Dimitrov in the 1st round
Viktor will meet Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel. It will be the 1st match between Dimitrov and Viktor. Good luck!
Kremlin Cup Moscow – Viktor awaits Jaziri
2010 champion and 2011 runner up - Moscow is definetely a good playground for Viktor. Vik hopes to do also well this year. In the 2nd round he will face Malek Jaziri from Tunisia who beat American Rajeev Ram 6/3 6/1 earlier today.
Viktor knocks out Youzhny
SHANGHAI: Viktor fought off a strong comeback from Russian No.1 Mikhail Youzhny to reach the second round of the Shanghai Masters tennis Tuesday. Vik won the first set before Youzhny fought back into the match with a 93 percent first-serve win percentage in the second set. Youzhny cancelled out one of Troicki's breaks of serve in the decider but was soon broken again as the Serb recorded a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win. Viktor will now face fellow Serb and sixth seed Janko Tipsarevic in the second round. In the head to head statistics it is 1 all – hopefully Vik can make it a 2/1. All the best!
3rd round update:
Viktors fellow and countryman Janko Tipsarevic booked his third round ticket at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. He overcame Viktor in straight sets 6-2 7-6 (3).
Shanghai Rolex Masters – Vik faces Youzhny
Viktor will face Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the 1st round of the Rolex Masters in Shanghai. The two have already played each other four times - in the statistics it is 2/2. Hopefully Vik can make it to a 3/2 lead. Good luck!
Viktor is preparing for the ASIAN Swing of the tour
After some days of rest Vik starts his preparation for the Asian swing of the ATP tour. The kick off will be at the Thailand Open in Bangkok, followed by the Rakuten Open in Tokyo, Viktors final stop is Shanghai where the Rolex Masters will take place.
Strong performance wasn't enough
Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro overcame Viktor in a close match. In the first set both players hold serve and in the tie break Del Potro was taking control, winning it 7-2. Vik came out all guns blazing for the second set and managed to break Del Potro twice to level the match. Unfortunately DelPotro could break Viktors rhythm to win the final set 6/1.
Cincinnati TMS: Viktor rolls Hewitt
Viktor has reached the third round at the Western and Southern open in Cincinnati. In today's second round Viktor cruised over Lleyton Hewitt 6-2 6-0 in 61 minutes. The next opponent is bronze medal holder Del Potro.
Wimbledon – Viktor storms into 4th round
Viktor reaches the fourth round of Wimbledon and equals his best Grand Slam performance (with Roland Garros 2011). His next opponent will be Serbian Davis Cup fellow Novak Djokovic. Click here to read more.
In the beginning of the match Monaco looked to be in charge, breaking Viktor early on and moving into a 5-3 lead. However, the Argentinian lost his final two service games of the set, allowing Vik to come back to take the first set 7-5. Monaco then lost his first service game of the second, before levelling it up later on in the set.
However, once again he was broken in his final service game, again handing the set to Viktor 7-5. The third set saw Vik drop his serve first, coming in the fifth game, but once again it was Monaco who faded towards the end, losing his last two service games to give Viktor a 7-5 7-5 6-3 victory.
Roland Garros – Viktor wins thriller in opening match
Viktor who clinched the title for Serbia in Düsseldorf last week has won his 5th consecutive match by beating Thomasz Belluci from Brazil in 5 sets. Viktor dropped the first set 6/4 came back to win the second 6/3 and got to a comfortable 5/2 lead in the third set. Somehow the match changed at this point and Viktor lost his serve three times in a row to drop the set 7/5. But Viktor showed great mental strenght, fought the situation and took set 4 and 5 clearly with 6/3 and 6/2. In the end of the match Vik showed promising tennis for the matches coming up in Paris.
In the 2nd round Vik will face Fabio Fognini (ITA) who beat Adrian Mannarino in the 1st round. Viktor had played Fognini already three times and is leadinf in the head to head's by 2/1. Good luck!
Serbia captures title in Düsseldorf - Viktor undefeated
Viktor clinched the title for Serbia after beating world number 26 Radek Stepanek in three sets. Serbia has won the Power Horse World Team Cup in Dusseldorf for the second time. Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor, who were also part of the 2009 title-winning squad, helped Serbia to a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic with victories in the singles rubbers on Saturday. World No. 8 Tipsarevic got Serbia off to a fine start at the Rochusclub with a 7-5, 7-6(8) win over Tomas Berdych in one hour and 57 minutes to break a three-match losing streak against the World No. 7. Tipsarevic, 27, has a 26-11 season record and is now 8-2 at the championship.
"We both played very solid. I was a bit lucky at the end of both sets," said Tipsarevic. "In the second set, his string broke on a very important point, but I felt I deserved to win. I was the better player today in the crucial moments of the match."
Berdych agreed with Tipsarevic's assessment, stating, "I think it was a pretty solid game today but unfortunately there were a couple of things that were a bit unlucky on my side. But that’s how it is in tennis."
In the second rubber, Viktor battled back from a slow start to overcome Czech Radek Stepanek 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and eight minutes to clinch the team title for Serbia.
"I would say that it was not such a great match from both of us. It
was more tactical," Troicki said. "I knew he was a bit more tired than
me. I was using that and at the end I played good. I also want to thank
Janko. He won all of his matches and he helped me a lot today with the
pressure. I also want to thank Nenad and Miki. It was great."
"In
the beginning, I was the better one," believes Stepanek. "I had more
control over the game, I was active. But I think the previous days just
slowly got me. I got slower on my legs and I didn’t have good
positioning on the final shots."
Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic then teamed up to complete a clean sweep for Serbia with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Berdych and Frantisek Cermak in the doubles rubber, which lasted 54 minutes.
Red Group champions, Czech Republic, went 3-0 in round robin play this week and were attempting to capture its third title and the first since 1987. They also won the title in 1981. Blue Group winners, Serbia, also went 3-0 in group play and earned its second trophy on the Dusseldorf clay.
World Team Cup – Serbia is in the final
Serbia beat Germany
Today, Germany suffered their first lost point when Viktor defeated Florian Mayer, after 1 hour 32 minutes 7-6, (8-6), 6-3. Thus, Serbia, the title holder of 2009, took the 1-0 lead over Germany. In the first set, both players broke each other four times. In the tenth game, Mayer had two deciding break points, however couldn’t use his chances. In a very close tiebreak, the Serb had the better nerves. The close score of the first set and the set points which Mayer hadn’t used, seemed to have snapped his neck. Mayer managed to fend off four match points, but Troicki converted his fifth match point and won the match.
The second point for Serbia took Janko Tipsarevic. He overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets to give Serbia an uncatchable 2/0 lead. In the finals Serbia will face the team of the Czech Republic.
Rome – Viktor beats local hero
Viktor had a good start in the Italian Open taking place in Rome this week. In the first round Vik overcame local hero Filippo Volandri in three sets. Parts of the match were really good and it seems like Viktor is getting back to his best form just in time before the French Open. In the 2nd round he will face world number 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France. It will be a hard test for Viktors game – good luck!
Madrid: Viktor overcomes Young
Viktor had a good start in the Mutua Madrid Open. He overcame in his first round match American Donald Young (ATP no. 50) in three sets. Vik was very happy with his performance in particular with the 1st and 3rd set. "This was real good clay court tennis", meant Viktor after the match. His second round opponent will be the winner of the match between Thoamsz Belluci and Richard Gasquet. Both are strong clay courters and a good test for Viktors preparation on his way to Roland Garros.
Bucharest: 4th seed Viktor starts today
In the 2nd round fourth seed Viktor awaits Matthias Bachinger from Germany, who overcame F. Volandri in the previous round. Viktor and "Bachi" have already played each other in Doha this year. Viktor won in straight sets 7/6 6/1 and this should make him confident. You can follow the match on the tournaments web site by clicking here.
Monte Carlo: Viktor starts well into clay court season
Monte Carlo. Viktor has opened the European clay court swing of the ATP World Tour with a promising performance against J.R. Lisnard of France in the 1st round of the Rolex Masters . From the beginning Vik dominated the match with aggressive baseline tennis, also his serve was working very well. It was striking to note how determinated and positive Viktor acted on court – probably the result of the good preparation with his team for the 2nd quarter of the season! Click here to read more.
Viktor opens adidas flagship store
Belgrade. Viktor gives his testimonial to the new adidas flagship store which opened in Belgrade last week. The Serbian tennis star enjoyed the opening ceremony and had a good time with all the visitors. Subsequent to the opening Viktor gave an autograph session for the numerous fans who joined the adidas event. Click on the PHOTO section at the sidebar to see more pics.
Czech Republik defeated Serbia 4/1
World No. 7 Tomas Berdych led the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup semi-finals after winning his third match of the weekend on Sunday. Having won in singles on Friday and teamed with Radek Stepanek for victory on Saturday, the 26 year old gave his team an unassailable 3-1 lead by edging unlucky Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 7-6(7). The "dead rubber" between Vik and Lukas Rosol ended 7/6 7/5 for the Czech.
This week Vik will rest for 2 or 3 days before he starts with his preparation for the upcoming Masters Series tournament in Monte Carlo.
Davis Cup – Serbia is down 2/1
The doubles nomination was a bit of a sureprise. Nenad Zimonjic teamed up with Ilija Bozoljac to face Thomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek who endured a five-hour, seven-minute defeat to Janko Tipsarevic on the opening day’s play in Prague, but demonstrated the depths of his endurance to return Saturday. The Czech team played really strong and defeated the Serbians in straight sets 6/4 6/2 7/6 and have now won 5 Davis Cup rubbers in a row.
The first match on Sunday will play Janko Tipsarevic versus Thomas Berdych. In case Janko wins his match Viktor has the pressure at 2 all to play the decisive match which brings back memories to the Davis Cup Final 2010. Good luck!
Davis Cup: Viktor plays opening match versus Berdych
There is no break for Viktor. After the American Hard Court tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami Viktor had to head straight to Prag where the Davis Cup quarter finals are taking place. The draw is done and Viktor has to play the opening match against world number 7 Thomas BERDYCH.
Key Biscane: Viktor awaits Garcia-Lopez in the 2nd round
In the 2nd round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami Viktor will play Guillermo Garcia-Lopez from Spain who beat Rajeev Ram (USA) in the previous round. In the head to head statistics against Garcia-Lopez Viktor is leading 3/0 and this should make him feel confident for the match. Good luck Vik!
Focus on MIAMI!
After the 2nd round out in Indian Wells Viktor puts his focus on the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. But first he will relax a day or two before he starts preparing for Miami.
Indian Wells: Viktor awaits Harrison in the 2nd round
Viktor, seeded 25, awaits American Ryan Harrison in the 2nd round of the BNP Parisbas Open in Indian Wells. Viktor played against Harrison twice in 2011. In their 1st meeting in Shanghai Harrison won 6/3 6/3. Their 2nd match took place at Washington and Viktor left the court as winner, 7/5 6/2 final score. If we believe in statistics it will be an interesting match, although Viktor is the clear favourite if we look at the actual ATP rankings, where Harrison dropped to number 72. Anyway, it will be a difficult match. Good luck!
P.S.: Vik is also competing in the doubles draw – together with world number 1 Nole Djokovic!
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Delray Beach: Viktor plays Darcis in the 1st round
Third seed Viktor awaits Steve Darcis from Belgium in the first round of the ITC Open in Delray Beach. Vik took a short break from the ATP Tour after the tournament in Rotterdam in order to prepare well for the upcoming tournamnets in the states.
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Viktor cruises past Huta-Galung to reach quarters in Rotterdam
The Dutchman delivered a class performance and started well against Viktor. The first set went to a tiebreak, and should Huta Galung have won the match, he should have won the tiebreak. But Vik won it quite comfortably 7-2, and it seemed to give him the confidence he needed to end the match in straight sets. The second set was a quite convincing performance from Viktor, who grabbed an early break. He held on, and Huta Galung never managed to recover. Viktor is now ready for the quarterfinals, where he will face Del Potro in an interesting encounter.
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Viktor heads back home
After the long flight back home to Europe Viktor will take a break for a couple of days. But there is not much time before he will start to prepare for the upcoming tournamnets in Rotterdam and Dubai.
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Great comeback from Viktor after being 2 sets down!
In the beginning of the match it did not look promising for Viktor. After 2 hours he was down by 2 sets. But then Viktor showed real fighting spirit and took the 3rd by 6/2. The match was on the edge in the 4th set and the turnover for Viktor was when he took the tiebreak by 7/3. In the final set Viktor was not only mentally but also physicly the better player on the court and derserved to overcome the Spaniard after 3 hours and 35 minutes.
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Australian Open: Viktor faces J. Ferrero in the 1st round
Former world number 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero from Spain will be the 1st round opponent for Viktor in Melbourne. "It will be a difficult match charakerized by long baseline rallies. My serve will be the key stroke in order to win the match."
Good luck Vik!
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Viktor is receiving the final touch before the Australian Open
Sydney: While others enjoying the nice Australian weather at the beaches Viktor is working hard to get in top shape for the 1st Grand Slam of the year. His daily routine is charakterized by fitness and tennis training up to six hours. Hopefully all the hard working will pay off at Melbourne park.
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Sydney: Viktor beat Hewitt in three sets
Viktor had to play a tough first round match against Lleyton Hewitt in Sydney. Of course the crowd was chearing for the former world number 1 but Viktor was handling it very well - even after loosing the first set. Read the full article "Troicki holds off Hewitt" by ATP staff.
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Monfils was to strong...
In the todays quater final Viktor was without any chances against Gael Monfils. The Frenchman broke Viktor five times to win after 72 minutes 6/2 and 6/3. Overall Viktor was still satisfied with his performance in Doha. "I had three matches and this is important. My coach Jan DeWitt and me will continuously work on my game to get ready for the first Grand Slam – the Astralian Open."
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Viktor moves on to Doha quarters!
Viktor overcomes Matthias Bachinger (GER) in straight sets 7/6 6/1. "The first set was quite difficult I had not the best rhythm but after winning the tie break I really played well in the second. Overall I am quite happy with my level so far but the next match against Monfils will definetly be a great chance to test my game. But first I will cheer up from the last matches to be 100% for the quarters."
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Viktor starts well in Quatar!
Viktor won his opening match in Doha agaianst Lukas Rosol (CZE) in straight sets 6/4 7/6.
"It is so important to win the first match of the season, I am really happy about it and I am looking forward to the next match against Bachinger, which will be another test for my game on the road to Australia."
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VIKTOR READY FOR 2012!
Viktor has finished his 2012 season preparation, and after a few days home, he will attack the new season.
After 10 days of training in the Serbian mountains of Zlatibor, together with long-time trainer Milos Jelisavcic and 20 more days days at the Break Point academy in Halle, Germany, Viktor is keen on hitting the ATP courts again.
Viktor and his coach Jan de Witt have rendez-vous in Doha on Tuesday 27th od December.
After Doha, Viktor will travel to Sydney as last year finalist, before playing the Australian Open.
