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| Preparation key for world number one Djokovic Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:24 PM PST  Djokovic hits a return during a Mubadala World Tennis Championship match at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, December 29, 2011. — Reuters pic The Serb enjoyed some outstanding form in 2011, winning 41 matches in a row, lifting three grand slam titles and knocking Rafa Nadal off the top of the rankings. "If I have the right mindset, if I do my preparation in the next two weeks as well as I did in 2011 you know I am confident that I can still play well," Djokovic told a news conference in Abu Dhabi where he is playing in an exhibition tournament. "And if I could repeat the year I had in 2011, that's something that I can tell you I cannot promise, you know I am looking forward to it. I am enjoying my game now, I have lots of confidence." Djokovic beat France's Gaels Monfils to set up a meeting with Roger Federer tomorrow. The winner will play Nadal or David Ferrer in the final. "It's always nice to start off the new season with a win but...I was working on something throughout the match, I was trying to find good rhythm. I think I was playing well for this stage," he said. "I am still not 100 per cent on the court, I don't know how I will play tomorrow but it is always a challenge when you are playing Federer." Djokovic said he had no plans to play any other tournament before defending his Australian Open crown at the year's opening grand slam starting on January 16. French Open champion Nadal said he planned to become more aggressive next year after losing his world number one ranking. "Last year I played sometimes a little bit predictable," he said. "My game doesn't have enough surprise for opponents especially the last part of the year. "I have to play more aggressive, not play every point the same way, concentrate on trying to create opportunities." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Donald voted golf writers’ male player of the year Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:19 PM PST  Donald poses with the Race to Dubai trophy at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai December 11, 2011. — Reuters pic Taiwan's world number one Yani Tseng, who triumphed 12 times across the globe in 2011, was the runaway GWAA female player of the year while American veteran Tom Lehman was named senior player of the year. Donald, who won four times worldwide in 2011 and became the first player to clinch the money titles on both sides of the Atlantic, earned 88 per cent of the GWAA votes. The 34-year-old Englishman comfortably beat Americans Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy for the award. Bradley won his maiden major title at the PGA Championship and McIlroy claimed his first grand slam crown at the Masters but Donald eclipsed all his rivals with an extraordinarily consistent campaign. He won twice on the US PGA Tour and posted a further 12 top-10s in 19 starts. Donald took over at the top of the world rankings on May 30 and went on to win the 2011 PGA of America player of the year award and the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average. On December 13, he became the first Briton to be named PGA Tour player of the year and just two days later was voted the European Tour's golfer of the year. Donald, Tseng and Lehman will be honoured at the GWAA's annual awards dinner on April 4 next year, held on the eve of the Masters. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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