Djokovic Set to Contest Belgrade Final

ATP World Tour No. 2 Novak Djokovic will have the chance to triumph at his hometown tournament for the second time after receiving a walkover into Sunday's Serbia Open 2011 final. He won the title in the tournament's inaugural 2009 edition with victory over Lukasz Kubot.


The Belgrade native had been due to face fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tennis tournament, but Tipsarevic was forced to withdraw with a right leg injury before the match. The 23-year-old Djokovic goes into the final with a perfect 26-0 match record on the season and will look to capture his fifth title when he faces either Spain's Feliciano Lopez or Italy's Filippo Volandri. He has cruised through the draw this week, with straight-sets victories over Adrian Ungur and Blaz Kavcic.


In the first three months of the season, Djokovic claimed the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami titles and is unbeaten since the semi-finals (I. to Federer) of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November.


Source : ATP World Tour