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  • Tropical holiday part of the plan for Thailand finalist Djokovic

    9/28/08 4:14 PM | Johan Lindahl
    - There's no rushing Novak Djokovic as the weekend's Thailand Open finalist spends a few relaxing days in decompression on the Thai resort island of Koh Samui.

    The world No. 3 found his ambitions for a fourth title this season cut off in the final at the Impact Arena by inspired Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who won a re-match of January's Australian Open title match 7-6(4), 6-4.

    Djokovic, while obviously disappointed by the failure to win his first trophy since Rome more than four months ago, won't let his holiday in the sun-drenched tropics go to waste.

    There's plenty of time for more tennis and plenty to work for when he makes a return to Europe.

    It's all up to the 21-year-old, who won in Vienna last October and then let it all slip until the end of the season. He did reach the Madrid semi-finals after dental surgery, then lost his remaining four matches of the season.

    "I'm working to do better than that," he said. "But first, a holiday."

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