The inspiration and confidence derived from winning the Davis Cup
The Belgrade endorphins have never cleared from Djokovic's system, and what used to be just bravado has become self-confidence on a scale rarely seen outside the pages of Marvel comics. It should not be long before he becomes the first player for seven years other than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to hold the No 1 ranking.
In the moments after Serbia won last December's Davis Cup final against France in Belgrade, which was an important psychological victory for what used to be a pariah state, Djokovic had his hedgehog hair shaved off by his team-mates. He also changed irrevocably as a tennis player.
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