ROME -- Novak Djokovic says his right ankle is not bothering him anymore. Bill Bates Jersey . The top-ranked player twisted his ankle while representing Serbia in the Davis Cup in April then appeared to hurt it again in a second-round loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Madrid Open on Tuesday. "I feel better. The ankle is not bothering me anymore, which is great news," Djokovic said at the Italian Open on Sunday. "Im already slowly starting to release the protection from the ankle because I feel more and more stable on it. Theres no pain, which is great." Djokovic won the Italian Open in 2008 and 2011 and hes looking forward to a warm reception at the Foro Italico after the Madrid crowd turned against him in the loss to Dimitrov. "I love Italy. I also speak Italian so I feel like a local," Djokovic said. Against Dimitrov, Djokovic slipped on the baseline during the middle of the match and winced in pain. He then called for a trainer and took a lengthy break to get treatment. The wait for the match to resume annoyed the crowd, who turned against Djokovic and began chanting Dimitrovs name. Djokovic was surprised by the crowds reaction. "I won Madrid in 2011 and had nice support. I have a lot of friends in Spain. My brothers live in Spain. So I never had a problem with Spain or Spanish people. In contrary, I always enjoyed my visits there," he said. "This time it happened what happened and I forgot about it already. "I respect the choices of a crowd and who they support and I understand its not going to always be me," Djokovic added. "Thats normal. But what happened there is something unusual for me. I didnt experience that before, to be treated that way for no reason in my opinion. I move on and here I already feel more comfortable." Djokovic opened his clay-court season by winning the Monte Carlo Masters, winning the final in straight sets over Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniards run of eight consecutive titles in the principality. "Monte Carlo was the best possible clay-court season start. Madrid was different but still, as a professional you have to accept the losses and defeats. They are as important as the victories, actually. You learn something new from them," Djokovic said. "Its not the first time Im facing this type of situation in my career. Hopefully this tournament can be the lucky one for me then Ill focus my attention to Paris." Having won the Australian Open in January, Djokovic will chase the years second Grand Slam title at the French Open, which starts in two weeks. In Rome, a major clay-court warm-up for Roland Garros, Djokovic will open against either 30th-ranked Martin Klizan of Slovakia or a qualifier. In an eventual second match, he could face Stanislas Wawrinka, the Swiss player who lost to Nadal in the Madrid final Sunday. Roger Staubach Womens Jersey . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. 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"The Bryan Slam," theyll call it, but dont look for that news to knock baseball, hot-dog-eating contests or Andy Murray out of the headlines in either the United States or Britain. The Bryan brothers play doubles, and despite their history making success, they live in a world where their games arent fully appreciated and fame is hard to come by. "The hardcore tennis fan loves doubles, but the casual sports fan doesnt know enough about it," Mike Bryan said. They love stars. Doubles players arent stars." If their list of accomplishments belonged to a singles player, theyd be considered among the best of all time. --Their 14 Grand Slam tournament titles would tie them for second with Pete Sampras. --Their 310 weeks at No. 1 would be eight more than Roger Federers record. --Their 90 tournament titles would rank third behind Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. Instead, they must "settle" on holding the record for doubles in all those categories. Theyve raked in more than $20 million in prize money over their 15 years as pros and have gone 21-3 in Davis Cup matches -- a near sure-thing for a country that, for the first time in 101 years, didnt have a male singles player in the third round of Wimbledon and also saw its last woman go out Wednesday. Quite a resume. Place them outside a tennis tournament, however, and usually, they can walk down the street in peace. "Its the names and the stars," said Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time major golf champion, who was at Wimbledon this week and watched the Bryans play. "The singles players are really good, no question about that. If the doubles players were good enough, theyd be playing singles. To a large degree, I think thats the way most people look at it." Though it struggles for air time, doubles can be entertaining -- the last bastion of 21st-century tennis where a net game, teamwork and a couple of reflex volleys can still carry the day. Nearly two-thirds of frequent recreational players in the U.S. play doubles, according to the most recent study by the U.S. Tennis Association. Robert Newhouse Womens Jersey. At the pro level, it can be quite an entertaining show, as was the brothers 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory Thursday over the newly formed team of Indias Rohan Bopanna and Frances Edouard Roger-Vasselin. "I think they get overlooked and I think the top current singles players very, very seldom play doubles," said Pam Shriver, whose 8 1/2-year partnership with Martina Navratilova produced 20 Grand Slam titles. "I think doubles have always taken a back seat since Open tennis and prize money settled it all." (The lone exception: The Williams sisters, whove combined to win 13 Grand Slam doubles titles.) In their semifinal victory Thursday, the Bryans improved to 8-1 lifetime in Wimbledon five-setters. Their success in the close ones -- and the not-so-close ones -- makes sense, considering theyve been together forever, literally, while other teams come and go, sometimes changing partners by the week. The Bryans opponents in Saturdays final will be Croatias Ivan Dodig and Brazils Marcelo Melo, yet another one of those "honeymoon teams," as the Bryans like to call the new teams. "The sibling relationship might not even hold up under this amount of travel and stress," said Bob Bryan, who plays lefty, while his brother plays right-handed. "Its maybe only the twin relationship that can stand this kind of test of time. I definitely dont think just a normal partnership can hold up under this many years of ups and downs and finger pointing. "Unless you have the confidence that your partners not going to be looking around for someone else after a heartbreak loss. I mean, thats what we have. We have that loyalty that no matter how bad I return during a stretch, I know hes not going to be talking to (Daniel) Nestor, or texting Nestor" a 40-year-old Canadian doubles specialist. Almost every time they step onto the court, they will be both the favourite and an undercard. They accept both fates with equal enthusiasm. "As an athlete, youve got to cherish those moments," Mike said. "Were on the road and you can get mentally tired of those moments when youre playing week in, week out, basically putting your(self) out on the line, having guys gun for you because youre the number-one team. But then you go home and you realize you need that adrenaline rush, and youre itching to get back out there." Wholeslae Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NBA Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys Cheap Football Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap Baseball Jerseys ' ' '