Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis legend, has been through a lot this season. At first, he got tangled in a legal battle with the Australian Open and missed an opportunity to defend his title. Then, after sitting out of the circuit for almost the entire hard court season, he lost his form. As a result of which, Djokovic failed to safeguard his title on the clay courts of France as well.
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However, in the recently concluded Wimbledon Championships, the Serb finally achieved his first Grand Slam title of the year. He outclassed the Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios in the finals to clinch the Wimbledon trophy. And here’s what it felt like.
Novak Djokovic expresses himself
Djokovic, after embracing his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, felt a surge of emotions. And said, “All this with an intensity that I had never known. I tried as much as possible to push them back, but it was very painful and very emotionally draining.” (translated by google)
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“When I won, everything came to the surface, all the emotional burden I was carrying.” He added. The Serb, after thrashing the home favourite Cameron Norrie in the semifinals, squared off with the former world. No.13 at the Centre court.
Djokovic, after losing first set 4-6, geared up to dominate the match and took down the Aussie in the following three sets by 6-3, 6-4, 7 (7)- 6 (3). Thus claiming his seventh title of the grass majors.
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Good news for Djokovic fans
The 21 times Grand Slam champion received a three-year ban after his legal batter with the Australian Open. However, with the arrival of the new Prime Minister, things might get better for him. As the recent reports suggest, a changed stance toward the issue of vaccination
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If that happens, the 35-year-old will finally be able to settle the score of Grand Slam victories with the Spaniard?Rafael?Nadal. Currently, Nadal has a lead of 22-21. However, if the king of clay manages to reign in the hard courts of the US Open, which won’t feature Djokovic because of the rules around vaccination. He would have to wait a bit longer to even the scores with Nadal.