London, England

Iconic American sports publication Sports Illustrated has declared Novak Djokovic the most dominant athlete on the planet in their latest issue. Leading writer Scott Price journeyed to Serbia for an extensive feature with the World No. 2. Below is the opening of the story, with a link to the full feature.

Late on the afternoon that the 2011 Serbia Open began in Belgrade, Novak Djokovic sat down in a large tent for his opening press conference. He had driven onto the grounds of what will soon be his own tennis academy in a cockatoo-white $90,000 Mercedes, wearing natty brown suede shoes with tassels that dangled like stemmed cherries. He showed not the slightest sign of strain.

Exhausted Djokovic savours the moment

Men's final