Ever since his Wimbledon defeat at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic has taken his time off the court and is working on making a sensational comeback at the US Open. The 23-time grand slam winner fell just a step short in his quest to conquer 24 grand slams in his career.
However, when people think about Djokovic, they imagine a man with a short haircut and a clean face. But what if this changes? Recently, Novak Djokovic came up with a whole new look and fans are going crazy about this. While some are appreciating his look, some think it is just a new way to take redemption over Alcaraz.
Novak Djokovic tries a whole new look post-Wimbledon
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After Wimbledon, Djokovic has not featured in any tournament and is working solely on his comeback. In a video recently shared on Twitter, it was seen that Djoker was practising at his home. However, the only thing that people were not accustomed to was his new style. He came up with a beard.
Seeing this, fans were quick to react to this new style. One fan took to Twitter and wrote, “Novak realising he needs that extra testosterone boost of a beard to beat Carlitos, ” meaning that he has grown his beard just to make his redemption successful.
Novak realising he needs that extra testosterone boost of a beard to beat Carlitos https://t.co/sk3W8eI7eY
— Mihir (@goatstapenko) August 4, 2023
Another user did not hold back and said, “Goran flopped so hard that Novak stole his beard and decided to coach himself.” While suggesting that it was not his beard but his coach Goran’s.
Goran flopped so hard that Novak stole his beard and decided to coach himself. https://t.co/BAUlJbv7Il
— Vansh (@Vanshagar24) August 3, 2023
This fan could not understand why Djokovic changed his look and came up with something that people are usually not accustomed to. “Now wait, I was joking about his beard these days but wtf is this now. Time to shave really. Novak at Us Open for real:”
Now wait, I was joking about his beard these days but wtf is this now.
Time to shave really.Novak at Us Open for real: https://t.co/sBY6IigsML pic.twitter.com/08n0XFlaGq
— cestlaviemacher (@cestlaviemacher) August 3, 2023
One fan expressed his love for Djokovic’s new look, suggesting he looks good in it. “dang a bearded Novak,” wrote the user.
dang a bearded novak https://t.co/B9RwH3PSJn
— siddharth (@igonnasue) August 4, 2023
This fan did not approve of his new look and said that it looks worse on him. He even said that he thought it was not Djokovic and French player Benoit Paire. “It’s much worse in the video I thought for a second that this was Benoit Paire ffs”
It's much worse in video I thought for a second that this was Benoit Paire ffs https://t.co/cT0QYQXNxA
— Srihari (@srihariravi_12) August 4, 2023
The comments did not just stop. One fan even tweeted that it looks like he’s given up on tennis as he has grown his beard. “look at that beard he’s given up on tennis..”
look at that beard he’s given up on tennis.. https://t.co/Z0f4VGPRXa
— jesse 🌟 (@ThePrimeJesse) August 4, 2023
One fan gave him the much-needed boost and said that this version of Djoker will be very dangerous for Alcaraz at the US Open. “Bearded Novak? Yeah, it’s over for Carlitos at Flushing Meadows.”
Bearded Novak? Yeah it's over for Carlitos at Flushing Meadows. https://t.co/tOwkCksKln
— En (@EnEngin824) August 4, 2023
This new look has certainly been liked by some, while still, there are some who are trying to adjust to the same post his Wimbledon loss.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner are the only competitors for Alcaraz at the US Open
After his loss at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic took some time off the court to reset his mind. However, Goran Ivanisevic, Novak Djokovic’s coach, feels that either he or the Italian Jannik Sinner has the tendency to defeat Carlos Alcaraz while claiming the rest are not up to the level.
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Having won 3 US Open, he would certainly want to increase his tally to 4. Should he win the US Open, he would create a new feat as it will increase his tally to a total of 24 grand slam wins in his career.
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Also, with his win, he will hold the record for the joint second-highest US Open wins. Roger Federer tops the chart with a total of 5 US Open wins. Thus, this new look of Novak Djokovic will be tested at the upcoming US Open starting on the 28th of August.
Do let us know in the comments what do you think of Novak Djokovic’s new style?