Last season was something of a breakthrough year for Serbia’s top-ranked male player, Novak Djokovic. 

Even though he had slowly progressed through the rankings earlier on, Djokovic made it loud and clear in 2007 that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with. But some Tennis fans are wondering if he has what it takes to top the rankings and dethrone Roger Federer as the world's brest player.

Some viewed the Serb whiz-kid's semi-final run in Paris as a fluke and even though he backed it up with a runner-up finish at the US Open, there were still a lot of doubters. 

'He even defeated Federer in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in straight sets'


But he started 2008 impressively and won his first Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open. He has improved in Major appearances and it would be extremely hard for anyone to doubt that he will achieve further Slam successes.

He started 2007 ranked No.16 in the world, but claimed five tour series events. With a raft of semi-final and final finishes, he finished the year 13 places higher than he had started the season.

Sceptics may claim that Djokovic can’t split the top two of Federer and Rafael Nadal. But already this season he has shown that the top two men aren’t as big a threat as they once were. He even defeated Federer in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in straight sets.

Last season Djokovic beat Federer in Montreal 7-6 in the first and third sets. And in 2007 the Swiss master had a great season, capturing three Slams, so Djokovic is just as strong.

He currently sits fewer than 2,000 points behind Federer and even fewer behind Spanish maestro Nadal. Don’t underestimate the young Serb. It’s possible that Djokovic could finish the season as the new No.1 of world tennis.