Moment of ‘Incredible Relief’ Revisited by Novak Djokovic as He Looks Back on a Record-Breaking Year

The tennis world started witnessing the much-awaited Grand Slam action as the Australian Open 2024 began today. While fans might eagerly be waiting for Novak Djokovic to step back on the courts, he is keeping up the excitement by sharing thoughts of enthusiasm that currently occupy the champion’s mind. Talking about the efforts that he executed in ‘the best possible way’, the world’s number one showcases his confidence just before his first AO match.

At almost the same time last year, the world held similar levels of anticipation and Novak Djokovic made his run towards a massive victory. Now that he is all set to repeat history for his 11th Australian Open title, the things he has in mind might excite you.

Novak Djokovic remembers remarkable moments from the rewarding 2023 season

In a recent interview, Novak Djokovic opened up about one of his standout moments that took place during the record-breaking 2023 tennis season. Amid the high anticipation levels of this year’s Australian Open, the Serb highlighted his victory at the same time last year, emphasizing the remarkable form that he presented, even after incurring a left thigh injury.

Djokovic narrated his tough journey saying, “Should I choose one? Very difficult! I loved the victory in Australia because I played the best quality tennis of my career in the Grand Slam, with the injury I had since the start of the tournament. With this tear in my left thigh, I had to play more aggressively and I did it in the best possible way. When I won the title, it was an incredible relief.”

Interestingly enough, Djokovic recently got his wrist injured at the United Cup, however, he feels confident about his recovery. As the tennis legend mentioned his previous year’s victory at the grand slam event in Australia, fans were reminded of the massive win, which fueled them with new enthusiasm for the upcoming event.

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Djokovic embraces the feeling of a comeback during the 2023 event

Along with narrating the story behind his glorious win back in 2023, Novak Djokovic also remembered the feeling of a comeback. While the tennis star had to keep himself away from the tour in 2022 due to his vaccination status, returning back in 2023 was surely a good feeling for him.

“A come-back feeling after all this that I had lived in Australia, in my favorite place to play a Grand Slam tournament, come back, won first in Adelaide and Melbourne in this dominant mode… I won on several levels. It had a lot of meanings,” he said.

Now that the Serb is ready to step back in the tour again, it still remains to be seen if he will be able to create another memorable moment. Will he be able to defend his Australian Open title? Comment below!

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