Top dog Djokovic has Rafa in sights

NOVAK DJOKOVIC is confident that he can justify his status as world number one by beating the man he dethroned, Rafael Nadal, in tomorrow’s Wimbledon final.

Djokovic reached his first Wimbledon final yesterday by beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a thrilling four-set win on Centre Court.

The victory also meant that the Serb leapfrogged Nadal, conqueror of Andy Murray yesterday, to the top of the men’s rankings for the first time in his career.

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