Novak Djokovic came back to the tennis stage in fine form when he beat Dominic Thiem 6-1 6-2 at the Kooyong Classic. He showed up with a slightly different serve motion, new Asics shoes and desire to play tennis. Still the same racquet though. There was some speculation about a potential racquet chance when Djokovic was seen practicing with Agassi with a new HEAD racquet with 18×19 string pattern, but in the Kooyong Classic he was using his standard PT113B pro stock strung with Luxilon Alu Power Rough and natural gut. Then there was also talk about the lingering elbow problem that …
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Djokovic beats Thiem
I mostly write about racquets and strings on this blog, but I can’t really not mention the last tournament of the year – the ATP World Tour Finals. I was lucky to attend last year and get a few moments with Roger Federer after his win against Kei Nishikori in the round robin and I must say it’s a spectacular event. What is missing this year however is both Federer ANDÂ Nadal and it makes the tournament feel a little more “lukewarm” than usual. But we do have drama in the fact that Murray and Djokovic are battling for the year …