2010 has been another season of consolidation and consistency for Novak Djokovic. He has again been a regular presence in the latter stages of the four majors and finishes the season third in the rankings for the fourth consecutive year.
In some ways, tennis online betting pundits believe that the Serb has improved on last year’s efforts, reaching the last eight of every slam for the first time and appearing in his third slam final. However, he did not feature in a Masters 100 final for the first time since 2006 having appeared in five such finals in 2009. He won just two tour events compared with five victories last year.
This fragility in the business end of tournaments has again been manifested by a weakness in long matches. Djokovic was beaten by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga over five tough sets at the Australian Open quarter finals, and more worryingly, threw away a two-set lead against Jurgen Melzer in the last eight of the French Open.
Djokovic’s reputation for physical and mental frailty was not helped by a spell on the sidelines due to illness and allergy problems mid-season. Opponents know they can be rewarded for persistency against Djokovic, who appeared to conquer some of these demons at Flushing Meadows.
He beat Viktor Troicki in a five-set epic played in searing heat in the first round and saved two match points against Roger Federer in another one that went the distance in the last four. This should encourage him when the chips are down next season, as they are sure to be at some point in the slams
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