Jeff Rosenberg

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Djokovic remains undefeated

I had the chance to watch the Djokovic-Soderling quarterfinal of the Rome tournament yesterday afternoon, and the Djoker was quite impressive. The first set was relatively close, but after a break late in the set, Novak just went to a higher level and left the big Swede in the dust. The fact that Soderling is ranked #5 in the world is just a testament to how well Djokovic has been playing. After back-to-back wins in Indian Wells and Miami (over world #1 Nadal), he won in Madrid, beating Nadal in the final again, this time on the Spaniard's preferred surface of clay. Now in Rome the world's top two are poised to meet in yet another final. Lost in the conversation is Roger Federer, who is still ranked a solid #3 but can't seem to beat Djokovic or Nadal anymore. I think his game is good enough to win another major or two, particularly Wimbledon or the US Open, but it really depends on if he can produce his best stuff on the right day.