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Novak Djokovic has made it no secret that his priority for the rest of the year is the Davis Cup. Serbia will face Great Britain in the quarter-final next month as the world No 1 bids to help his nation win the \u2018World Cup of men\u2019s tennis\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Djokovic has only won the Davis Cup with Serbia once back in 2010. The country came close when they reached the semi-final two years ago but Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic suffered heartbreak in the decisive doubles rubber against Croatia.<\/p>\n
At the time, the 24-time Grand Slam champion admitted that Serbia\u2019s doubles pairing could be their downfall in the future unless they formed a solid pairing. And his words could come back to haunt him when Serbia faces Britain as the 36-year-old has already outlined Dan Evans as a dangerous opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to have a doubles team that is constantly playing together, otherwise it’s going to be a Mount Everest to climb for us every time we play like this,\u201d Djokovic said after he and Krajinovic lost to former world No 1 pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic.<\/p>\n
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