INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic won the Pacific Life Open finals in a Serbian sweep on Sunday.
Djokovic compensated for losing last year's final by ending American Mardy Fish's string of upsets 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
Women's top seed Ivanovic consigned second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova to runner-up for a second straight year by winning 6-4, 6-3.
The 20-year-olds' his and her championships came some two months after they just missed a sweep in the Australian Open. Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the men's title, and Ivanovic lost to Maria Sharapova in the final.
There has been civil strife in Kosovo since it declared its independence from Serbia last month, but Djokovic and Ivanovic said they do not want to discuss politics.
Serbian swimmer Milorad Cavic was suspended from the European swimming championships on Friday for wearing a T-shirt proclaiming "Kosovo is Serbia" at a medal ceremony.
"I'm really sad to hear about this," Ivanovic said. "But on the other hand, I don't know much about politics and I don't get involved in that area. When I'm out here playing, I just want to represent my country in the best possible way.
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| Novak Djokovic is happy to receive his hard-earned trophy at Indian Wells. (Getty Images) |
Djokovic, whose father and other relatives are from Kosovo, recently taped a video saying he believes Kosovo will always be a part of Serbia.
"It kind of touched me in that moment that this was my quest to give support to my country," he said.
Otherwise, he said, he simply considers himself an athlete representing his country.
"I think professional athletes all over the world ... are one of the biggest ambassadors of their country; considering the fact that our country is in a very difficult position, they're struggling in economics and politics, as well," he said.
"But this is something I don't want to get involved in."
