Novak Djokovic- Australian Open 2011

Novak Djokovic professional tennis player, who is currently ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
He has won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open championships, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam events.
In addition to being one of five players that have defeated Roger Federer multiple times in Grand Slam tournaments, he is one of only two players to do so three times, and also at consecutive tournaments (the other being Rafael Nadal). He was also the runner-up at the 2007 and 2010 US Open tournaments (to Federer and Nadal, respectively), and a bronze medalist representing Serbia at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition, Djokovic won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008 and has won six Masters Series tournaments. In 2010, he led Serbia to win the Davis Cup. Djokovic finished the ATP Tour as World No. 3 for four consecutive years between 2007 and 2010 (behind Nadal and Federer). Djokovic's highest ranking to date is World No. 2, achieved in February 2010.
He is a double winner of the award The Best Sportperson of Serbia and award for The Best Sportsman by Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is considered to be the best Serbian tennis player in history, and one of the best to have ever come from the former Yugoslavia.

2011
In 2011 Djokovic started in the Australian Hopman Cup, then moved on to the 2011 Australian Open starting off with beating Marcel Granollers in the first round 6--1, 6--3, 6--1 then moved on to play Ivan Dodig defeating him in four sets of 7--5, 6--7(8), 6--0, 6--2. His Davis Cup teammate and close friend Viktor Troicki retired due to injury with Djokovic leading 6--2. In the 4th round he destroyed Nicolas Almagro of Spain again winning in straight sets 6--3, 6--4, 6--0. He avenged his defeat to Tomáš Berdych at the Wimbledon in the semi finals, winning
He then beat Roger Federer in straight sets 7--6(3), 7--5, 6--4 to reach the final, where he defeated Andy Murray 6--4, 6--2, 6--3 for his second Australian Open championship. In addition, on both occasions Djokovic only lost one set in the entire tournament. Despite winning the Australian Open and finishing as a runner-up of the US Open, he will remain Number 3 in the rankings behind Nadal and Federer.

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