Novak Djokovic missed another chance to move to a career-high No. 2 ranking when he lost his Sydney International semifinal Friday to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
The 21-year-old Serbian needed to reach the Sydney final to overhaul 13-time Grand Slam singles champion Roger Federer at No. 2 when the next rankings are released to coincide with the Australian Open.
But Nieminen beat the Australian Open champion 6-4, 7-6 (3) and next faces Argentina's David Nalbandian, who reached his 20th ATP Tour final with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Richard Gasquet.
Djokovic said the loss was a minor dent to his preparations for the Australian Open, which starts …
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