One of the first was a match between Serbian grand slam-winning tennis players Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic.
Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic shoots around with the team before a game at STAPLES Center, and meets Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard in the training room.
Novak Djokovic | Robert Novak | Michael Novak | Kim Novak | Harry Novak | Brandon Novak | Vítězslav Novák | Tom Novak | Boris A. Novak | John Novak | Előd Novák | Zack Novak | Viveca Novak | Patti Novak | Ljudmila Novak | Ladislav Novák | Eva Novak | David C. Novak |
Other seeded players were Sydney quarterfinalist Tomáš Berdych, Adelaide champion Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Lleyton Hewitt and Radek Štěpánek.
David Nalbandian, who prior to the tournament had not even reached the semifinal stage of a tournament in the season, suddenly began playing superlative tennis, repeating Novak Djokovic's feat of the Canada Masters, of beating the world's top three players in three consecutive days, with Nalbandian doing it in order of 2 (Rafael Nadal), 3 (Novak Djokovic) and 1 (Roger Federer).
The men's singles featured World No. 1, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, French Open winner and Stuttgart titlist Rafael Nadal, and new ATP No. 3 and Miami Masters champion Novak Djokovic.
Federer went on to win two other Master Series 1000 tournaments: in Madrid over Rafael Nadal, and in Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic.
The third edition of the event hosted by current Serbian star Novak Djokovic, it was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour.
In the 2004 Davis Cup he played against future world number one tennis player 16-year-old Novak Djokovic and lost 2–6, 2–6.
He has spent his professional career playing primarily on the Challenger and Future circuits, although he had the opportunity to play in the 2007 French Open, where he defeated American Sam Querrey in five sets before going down to Novak Djokovic in four sets.
In 2006 ATP Umag he lost the 1st round match to future world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic 3–6, 3–6.
The 2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 2 with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour.