Aiming for No. 1, Djokovic claims
first Masters Series clay crown
Novak stops doing imitations because of negative
connotations By Abe Kuijl, Special to TennisReporters.net
FROM THE ITALIAN
OPEN IN ROME – With Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer knocked
out early in this tournament, all eyes were on Novak Djokovic to
win the prestigious Masters Series event of Rome. In his 4-6, 6-3,
6-3 comeback win over Stanislas Wawrinka in the final, Djokovic proved
again that he plays his best tennis in pressure situations, even
though he says it’s not easy.
“I knew that he's a difficult player to play
against on this surface, because if you look at his history of the results,
he made his best results on this surface,” Djokovic said about
his opponent. “So he's a specialist, and he didn't have anything
to lose. But I tried to stay focused all the time, because the role of
the favorite in these kind of big matches is not easy to cope with.”
