The Australian Open is the great bastion of Novak Djokovic at the Grand Slam. The world number one won ten of his record twenty-four titles in Melbourne, where he reaffirmed the crown in 2023, taking revenge for the 2022 event, when he was eventually deported from the country in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, was fired directly by the immigration minister.
At 36 years old, the Serbian has fueled his natural ambition. He finished last year dominating the Australia, Roland Garros, US Open and ATP Finals. He missed Wimbledon because he was stellar Carlos Alcaraz back to the final.
It’s no wonder he’s aiming for the Golden Slam, completing four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold in the same year. “It’s no secret that I voice my goals and clearly say that I want to win
every slam I join and play. This year is no different,” he warned in an official media appearance before the Australian Open.
The first date is key because “this is my favorite place, without a doubt. The court where I have done great things and achieved my best results. I hope to repeat last year’s level, which was one of the best in my career. I need to see how he comes here to think about everything, including the Paris Games.
He likes tennis, and no doubt injuries respect his course. He started 2024 with discomfort in his right wrist, which he showed in United Cup, where he lost to the Australian Alex de Minaur. “I can’t predict about it, even though this injury is not as painful as the others I’ve had here, like in 2021 (abdominal tear) or what I had to deal with in 2023 (hamstring tear). Although in the games “The stress level goes up, and that’s when you have to figure out how the doll is going to respond,” he said.
Although the latest medical report has hope for him. “My wrist is fine, I had time to recover since the United Cup. I have been training well in Melbourne, so far without feeling any pain. It looks good, let’s see how it goes,” he concluded before his debut.
It is this Sunday, in the premiere of Sunday, one of the novelties of the event, not before 9 am Spanish peninsular and central European time. Up front, a rookie who promises a lot in the near future, the 18-year-old Croatian Dino Prizmic, from the qualifying phase and current Roland Garros junior champion. It debuted at a big Grand Slam.
Source: La Verdad
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