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How Wawrinka & Djokovic Raise Their Games In Paris

How does a player get a hot hand? A study of the past two Roland Garros champions, Novak Djokovic (2016) and Stan Wawrinka (2015), identifies obscure yet fascinating areas of their games that they improved in Paris to capture the sport's prized clay-court Grand Slam title. Visit Infosys ATP Scores & Stats Landing An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2016, and Wawrinka in 2015, uncovers 10 areas that saw them perform much better than their season average in each year. Roland Garros 2016 - Novak Djokovic 1. Serving at 0/15 (73% won) Djokovic fell behind 0/15 30 times on serve at Roland Garros in 2016. He won the 0/15 point 73 per cent...

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New Look Djokovic Opens Roland Garros Campaign

Second seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic opened his campaign for a 13th Grand Slam championship title on Monday when he defeated Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and 27 minutes. He will next face Joao Sousa in the second round. With his new coach, Andre Agassi, the 1999 titlist, watching in the stands, and clothing of his new sponsor Lacoste, Djokovic won four of the first five games as he seized control in the pair’s fourth meeting. Granollers saved eight set points at 4-5 in the second set, while the third set featured six service breaks and ended when Granollers hit a forehand long. Afterwards, Djokovic celebrated his 21st match win of the year by waving...

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Gilbert On Agassi-Djokovic: 'The Potential Is There'

After coaching Andre Agassi to a Roland Garros title, ESPN tennis analyst Brad Gilbert believes his former charge has the tennis wisdom to do the same for defending champion Novak Djokovic. Speaking on an ESPN conference call ahead of Roland Garros, the former No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Rankings shared his thoughts on the partnership. Although some have questioned how successful the new coaching arrangement will be, Gilbert said the similarities in their playing styles could spark a successful relationship. “Andre played his best tennis from 29 on. Djokovic just turned 30. Today's 30 is like 25 used to be,” said Gilbert. “A lot of times when I'm watching Djokovic, when he's playing at his best, nobody plays closer...

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