[Men's Vogue] The Giant Killer
The Giant Killer (2008, 4월)
Novak Djoković isn't just breaking the ice at the top of pro tennis — he's carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. By William Finnegan
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Until now. If you haven't yet made his acquaintance, allow me to introduce Novak Djoković. The name first registered with me a couple of years ago, when I'd heard about him publicly declaring his intention to become the world's top player. In the age of Federer, this was rank lèse-majesté — some trash-talking Serbian teenager who obviously didn't understand his place in the universe. Then I saw Djoković play. He was still raw, probably 18, but his gifts were prodigious. He was fast, rangy, smart; an all-court player with deep, heavy groundstrokes and a silky, unreadable serve. He even had good court manners — that is, he didn't seem like a jerk.
Djoković's game then seemed to mature at an unnatural speed. He beat Nadal in Miami in early 2007, becoming the first teenager to win that tournament since Andre Agassi in 1990. He made the semifinals at the 2007 French, and did the same at Wimbledon, losing to Nadal each time. Then, in August, he stormed through a glittering field in Montreal, defeating, in consecutive matches, the number three, number two, and number one players in the world — Andy Roddick, Nadal, and Federer. Djoković himself was soon the new number three. He reached the finals at the U.S. Open, where he held seven set points against Federer, converted none, and lost. Notice had been served, though. There was a new pretender to the throne.
There was also a new court jester. Djoković, whose English is good, had been showing an unusual ease in the spotlight all year. He made Boris Becker blush crimson when, after a tournament in California, he casually told a packed stadium, "You know, when my mother was giving me the milk, I was watching Boris winning the Wimbledon, and now he is giving me the trophy."
(계속 이어지는 기사는 제목 링크를 따라~)
잡지쪽엔 전혀 아는 바가 없어서 어떤 의미가 있는지 모르겠지만 일단 꽤 자세히 나온 것 같아. 다른 건 엄두를 못내겠고 천천히 읽어보다가 재미난 부분 있으면 따로 추려야겠음. -0-;;
달랑 한 장이지만 저번 파티 때에 비하면 전문가의 손길(까진 아니더라도)이 확~느껴지는 의상은 괜찮아보이는ㅎㅎ
