2January2009
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15December2008
Tennis players are the most lucrative faces for marketing campaigns both domestically and abroad. For example, the world’s number two Roger Federer, who has won over 44.5 million dollars of tournament prize money alone, is among the wealthiest athletes in the world, while his sponsorship deals surpass the above sum comfortably.
Forbes Magazine conducted a research and consequently published that the Swiss tennis giant has earned $35m in the past 12 months from sponsorship contracts alone. The second place in the list is taken by Maria Sharapova, who has improved her bank account balance by $26m, despite the fact she has been away from tennis for six months already through injury. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic assumes the place number eight with $9.5m, followed by Ana Ivanovic with eight million dollars. »
21November2008
It has been rumored that the 51-year old Dutch Open in Amersfoort is having trouble staying afloat after losing a large casino as it’s major sponsor. Rumblings have hinted that Novak Djokovic who is a fan of online poker and roulette is going to buy up the sponsorship and move the tourney to Serbia. So far calls to his families home have went unanswered but I think this would be a great idea. Maybe they should also seek additional sponsorship from various online casino sites as well.
13November2008
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga avoided a Masters Cup whitewash as he came from a set down to beat world No 3 Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 in Shanghai.
The Frenchman, who had lost his first two matches in the season-ending tournament, looked on his way to a third defeat when Djokovic, who had already qualified for the semi-final, won the first set in 25 minutes.
However, Tsonga fought back and broke Djokovic at 6-5 in the second set to square the match, after the Serbian had sent a forehand long on set point.
In the decider, Tsonga grabbed an early break to take a 3-0 lead before another quickly followed as he wrapped up the third set 6-1 to seal an emphatic comeback.
Tsonga was pleased with his victory. “He was better than me in the first two sets, but I took the second one. It was daylight robbery!” Tsonga said. “And then for him maybe it was difficult to stay concentrated because he’s qualified and he has to think about the next match.”
Djokovic, the Australian Open champion who beat Tsonga in the Melbourne Park final, will be joined in the semi-finals by Nikolay Davydenko after the Russian thrashed Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets.
The world No 5 broke the 20-year-old del Potro twice in each set to win 6-3, 6-2 in 86 minutes.
Davydenko takes second place in Gold Group behind Djokovic, while del Potro can look forward to next week’s Davis Cup final against Spain.
“I feel great. I thought I had a chance to beat Djokovic but I didn’t, so today was my last chance to get to the semi-finals,” Davydenko said. “I saw del Potro was nervous in the first set and in the second set he lost a bit of concentration and made more mistakes.”
source: Times Online
12November2008
Novak Djokovic became the first player to reach the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai semifinals after securing his second win in the Gold Group with a 7:6 (7:3), 0:6, 7:5 win over No. 5-ranked Russian Nikolay Davydenko at the Qi Zhong Stadium on Tuesday.
“It’s a great achievement for me, going through the semifinals, which kind of gives me a relief of the upcoming match,” said Novak. “But as I said on the court, every match is important, so I will try to win against Tsonga.“
Novak, who improved to 62:16 on the season, struck six aces and won 66 per cent of service points. He saved two of four break points.
“Last year wasn’t that much fun for me [0-3 in 2007],” said Djokovic. “But I gained from that experience. It’s different this year, because I’m coming here as a Grand Slam winner and [as a] more mature player, stronger mentally and physically on the court. When you have more confidence and believe more in yourself, and of course, you’re physically well rested and fit for challenges, then things are going more smoothly.”
(Tennis Masters Cup Official Site)
26October2008
Novak Djokovic online DVD rental
Soon after Novak Djokovic won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open the merchandising kicked in. He is currently the number three tennis player in the world and people go crazy for that kind of stuff. On eBay alone you will find pictures, posters, stamps and magazines. Some of his most popular merchandise are the clothing that have his name or pictures on it. There are a few website’s that dedicated nothing but Novak Djokovic t-shirts, sweatshirts and various other apparel. Djokovic is sponsored by Wilson and Adidas so most of the merchandise will be from those companies.
Since Novak Djokovic is at the top of the tennis world even his tennis matches can be bought or rented. You can get a Novak Djokovic online DVD rental from most of the major DVD rental companies. There are a few videos that have a few of his most famous matches recorded for people to watch. This can be great for younger kids learning the sport as they can study his dominant groundstrokes and his powerful forehand and learn from one of the top tennis professionals.
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