The three stars of tennis who are making a comeback to the sport this season—Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, and Emma Raducanu—have made their fans pleasantly happy with their wins right in their first match. The fact that being away from the sport for so long takes away the shape and form of a player makes the case for them a bit different. They came back with a hit and won the first match they played.
Owing to the same, world number one Novak Djokovic applauded all three of them to congratulate them on their first wins in so long. And in appreciation, tennis legend Martina Navratilova also joined Djokovic and appreciated the efforts of the newcomers.
Martina Navratilova and Djokovic applaud all three tennis players
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Rafael Nadal was away from the sport for a year. Naomi Osaka has also been away for around 15 months due to her pregnancy. And lastly, Emma Raducanu underwent multiple surgeries. And now they are all back for the 2024 season with the Brisbane International Tournament. In the first match these three stars played after their comeback, all 3 of them scored a win.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/z2Wxc0WqZq
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) January 2, 2024
Novak Djokovic posted three different stories for each of them. He added a story for all three of them with a caption that said, “Welcome back.” Then Martina Navratilova also posted for them on her official Twitter account. She added clapping emojis for the three of them on a post that was shared for their appreciation, denoting that all of them are back with a win.
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It is not always easy to make your way back to the sport after such a long absence, but these three did it like they were never away. We hope these tennis legends will continue to make their fans happy with further wins as well. And about Novak Djokovic, well, the win of his tennis friends is not the only thing he has to celebrate. He also won the AIPS Champion of the Year along with Simone Biles.
Novak Djokovic and Simone Biles lead their categories
Simone Biles and the world number 1, Novak Djokovic, won the AIPS Athletes of the Year titles. The deciding panel was made up of 405 journalists that belonged to 107 countries. The decorated gymnast scored the first position, wherein she got 353 votes for her performance in the female category.
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And in the male category, it was Novak Djokovic. He won with a total of 616 votes. Djokovic’s fans are truly delighted with his new win and the honor he received. We are excited for him to start the 2024 season soon so he can come out to be the world number one once again. Fingers crossed!