Belgrade, Serbia – Novak Djokovic leads the Serbian Open as the top seed and the de facto favourite to win the title. Through to the quarters without any fuss, he’s setting his sights on a spot in the semis today. As he gets set to bid for a spot in the penultimate round, all eyes will be trained on him seeing that he’s not only bidding for the title this week but also attempting to extend…

Belgrade, Serbia – John Isner is set to kick-start his Serbia Open campaign on Thursday against Josselin Ouanna. Isner is appearing in his second, European clay-court event of the season after a second round appearance at the Rome Masters. He enters the draw as the second seed, behind Novak Djokovic, the defending champion and part owner of the event (the Serbia Open is a Djokovic family…

Belgrade, Serbia – Fabio Fognini beat Croatian qualifier Franco Skugor in the first round, snapping a five-match losing streak. His reward though leaves something to be desired. He has confirmed a court date with top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic on home turf.
Elsewhere, wildcard Filip Krajinovic of Serbia will take on Horacio Zeballos for a spot opposite Djokovic in the…

The World Group, First Round of the Davis Cup by PNB Paribas is almost upon as the Futures markets are buzzing with props on the 16 nations involved. Serbia interestingly is marginally favoured, listed at +275, over defending champion Spain that carries a price of +300. I can see why in some respects the market cast is so lopsided. Two words, Novak Djokovic.