Djokovic relishes latest chapter in friendly rivalry
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relishing">relishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="Finals">Finals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span> 1 <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017 <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scot">Scot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="set">set</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Serb">Serb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>.</p><p><span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="clinching">clinching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> 16 <span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="O">O</span>2 <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>-<span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="Finals">Finals</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>," <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Andy">Andy</span>, <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>."</p>
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