Djokovic deservedly feted by home fans

This is really cool. Novak Djokovic has been through a whole lot of ups and downs to get to the top of the tennis world, and it just so happened that his Wimbledon title and hurdle-clearing victory over top-ranked Rafael Nadal coincided with his ascent to the No. 1 ranking. This reception in Serbia that honored him for his Wimbledon title resembled a parade for a championship-winning team in a major U.S. sport (if only tennis were so popular here).

Djokovic deserves to bask in this for a while. And I'll be very interested to see if he refocuses and has a big hardcourt season. As I mentioned here yesterday, he has a chance to leave behind an impressive legacy with one of the greatest seasons in men's tennis history. I already can't wait for the second week of the U.S. Open.