King of the Kings

He has conquered the beautiful and elegant king of all-time tennis, Roger Federer. He has conquered the current king of tennis and the supreme, powerful king of clay, Rafael Nadal. He has conquered everyone's expectations and proved once again who the real world No.1 is. He is Novak Djokovic, the King of the Kings.

He also broke Ivan Lendl's record of 29 consecutive wins. His streak touched 32 victories this year and 34 overall. I think and I hope it is not too soon to talk about the beginning of a new era.

I will not write here everything he has done since the start of the year, end of the last year, actually. It would take too long and probably what even a non-tennis fan knows about this sport this year is one name: Novak Djokovic.

Last night, two masters entered the red court in Madrid to face the biggest challenge for both of them. Rafa was trying to end Novak's streak of 33 victories, obviously. Novak, on the other hand, was trying to stop Rafa's streak of 37 wins on clay. I was speechless the whole match. So strong and determined were both of them that it was a pleasure and a delight to see them. Nole, the one and only, with a knee bandage, after losing the advantage of a break, being down a break and slightly hurting his ankle, managed to resist Nadal, the crowd and the pressure and grab the beautiful expensive trophy.

I won't say anything more, only that it would be unfair if he didn't climb on the top of the rankings. Rome and Roland Garros are next, so it's not the easiest task. But neither mission impossible, as it would have been in the past few years. Ajde Nole!