Two Djokovics for the price of one
Monday 17 November 2008
There will be two Djokovics playing in Brisbane this January, Brisbane International organisers announced today.
The recently crowned Masters Cup champion, Novak Djokovic will be joined by younger brother Marko Djokovic in the doubles for the first time on Australian soil.
The pair will join reigning French Open women’s champion Ana Ivanovic and ATP world number seven Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at what is shaping up as a star-studded inaugural event.
Other confirmed contenders are Na Li and Daniela Hantuchova in the women’s draw, Marcos Baghdatis, Gael Monfils, Richard Gasquet and Mardy Fish in the men’s draw and the world number one doubles pair Cara Black and Liezel Huber.
More announcements are expected to be made before the player cut-off date on 21 November.
Brisbane International Tournament Director Steve Ayles said, “Novak will use the event as a key component in the preparation for his Grand Slam title defense, while Marko is keen for the experience of top level tennis.
“It will be a great opportunity for all tennis fans to see the pair in action and with last weekend marking 50 days out from the start of the tournament there is no better time to snap up some tickets,” Ayles said.
Marko Djokovic first appeared on the junior ITF circuit in September 2006.
Best known for a similar technique to that of his brother and for his cheering in the player box at Australian Open 2008, Marco made his ATP tour debut in September this year where he received a wildcard entry into the main draw of the Thailand Open.
Marko currently trains in Germany, as Novak did, and was granted a wildcard entry into the 2008 Australian Open Junior Championship.
Tickets are now on sale for the Brisbane International through Ticketek, with reserved stadium seating starting at just $24.90.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketek.com.au or 1300 888 104.
Tags: Marko Djokovic, Novak Djokovic
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November 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I personally believe that Marko has some hope to win however, his brother Novak is more experienced by my opinion - SAY HE WILL DEFINITELY WIN!
November 20th, 2008 at 7:02 am
No he will not win…
November 25th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
My tickets have arrived for Tuesday the 6th. So looking forward to it got a day pass and night session. yaaaaaaaaaaaay
November 26th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Nole will win
November 26th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Uh? Isn’t Marko only partnering Novak in the doubles? How can one of them win?
November 29th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Marko is playing in the open doubles and singles in the Junior Championship. Should be awesome!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I think next year for the brisbane international is going to be a great tournament their is going to be great superstars playing their so it should be a great tournament.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Marko Djokovic should not be given Wildcards just because he is Novak’s brother. If you really think about it, this now takes a possible wildcard away from 2 up and coming Aussie boys who would relish the opportunity… I don’t think its a good move.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
the djokovic brothers will not win…this is doubles, they have poor “doubles skills”
December 8th, 2008 at 10:25 am
AFTER ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENIND IN MY COUNTRY YU, TO HAVE ALL THOSE TENNIS PLAYERS IN THE TOP 5 IN THE WORLD JELENA #1, ANA #5, ZIMONJIC #1 DOUBLE PLAYER AND NOVAK #3 SINGLE PLAYER IN THE WORLD , PLUS TIPSAREVIC AND TROICKI, UP AND COMING PLAYERS, MAKES ME PROUD TO SAY: I M A SERBIAN.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THEM IN UPCOMING YEAR TOURNAMENTS!
ZVEZDAS
December 10th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Go Tsonga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Poli is right but the match will still be entertaining because of Novak’s style and passion!
December 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
I really hope that Djokovic brothers win..And I totally agree with Zvezdas_Bgd!!
I am also Serbian and very proud to see all the great Serbian tennis players winning!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE SERBIAN PLAYERS IN THIS TOURNAMENT AND EVERY OTHER ONE!
December 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
It will be a good experinece for Novak and Marko to team up together, no matter what the result… good luck!!!
December 26th, 2008 at 6:49 am
C’MON NOVAK, YOU’RE THE BEST!
December 26th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Yeeees!
Brisbane gonna be Serbian city!
Novak and Ana will win tournaments!
Marko is great prospect, too.
happy holidays Australians, Belgrade and Serbia will watch these great events!
January 2nd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Yay!! Go Nole!! =) I can’t wait to see him and Marko partner up! I’ve never seen Marko play before so I look forward to it! Go Ana aswell!!
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:54 am
I do not think it’s fair that Marko gets in because he is a brother of Novak. Nobody cares and his opponents don’t give a you know what. They will eat him up. He’s out of his league. Besides, he’ll likely get blown out and he is a wasted spot. I doubt fans will even want to see him. He is a satellite level player at best. I rememeber his past result in an ATP event and he was embarrassed.
January 6th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Albert - there’s a long history across many sports of inexperienced players riding the coat tails of more seasoned players, blood relatives or not.
I’m not sure, though, why people think Marko is a great prospect. His match history is naught, and I’ve only ever seen him hit balls with Novak on the practice courts. I think they decided to do this just for fun, nothing more.
All that said, by the look of it, they opted not to play anyway!