Novak Djokovic Claiming Change of Date for Australian Open

Defending champion of Australian Open Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic has joined the long line of players who are claiming for a change in the date of Australian Open. A number of top tennis players have already expressed complains about the schedule of Australian Open which is generally taken place in January and they now want the tournament to be moved from January to February. Djokovic is also claiming the same as he thinks that the extreme heat of January is causing problems for the players and that is why many top ranked players are pulling out of the tournament. In fact, defending champion of Australian Open Women’s Singles, Maria Sharapova, has also withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open 2009 because of her shoulder injury.

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