Novak Djokovic has had several of the best years in the history of ATP tennis. It's difficult to characterize his game except that Nole is simply solid everywhere. Among the best service returns and backhands in tennis history.
Djokovic is also known for his Gumby-llike flexibility and bringing aggressive sliding, common on clay courts, to hard courts. Here sliding to dig out a wide backhand.
How do you return a 134 mph serve straight at your face? Any way you can <g> Stylized image of Djokovic from Indian Wells final vs Milos Raonic.
For tennis fans, this is Djokovic taking a full rip on a swinging, back-hand volley from midcourt vs Roger Federer at Indian Wells. That's after he did the same on the forehand side, the shot before in the same rally. Do not try this at home.
Sometimes you have to ad lib. This is a return of serve, a kicker from, I believe Juan Martin del Potro, that was going well over Djokovic's head.
Stylized image of a Jimmy Connor-style "backfire" by Djokovic.
