Novak Djokovic He qualified for the semifinals of the Australian Open for the eleventh time, a round in which the ten-time champion came unbeaten. This is his 48th appearance in a penultimate Grand Slam round.
At 36 years old, he is breaking most of the records in this sport, including those that seem unlikely due to their difficulty. He is one ‘big’ from being the most successful in history, breaking the current balance in the Australian Margaret Court.
At the 2024 Australian Open he has already broken another record. Protagonist of the longest winning streak at Melbourne Park, in the men’s draw, with a 33rd consecutive victory he also overtook the women’s record.
A woman who made history holds it, but being a German fan isn’t all she has in her racket Steffi Grafhis rival, attacked the Hamburg track and was stabbed Monica Seles. One of the indelible images in the annals of sports history, which shook the security systems of tennis events.
Seles had 33 matches and was the Australian Open champion from 1991 to 1993. Born in Serbia, he became an American citizen. There is a common sentimental quality to Novak Djokovic. He and she started with the same person in the world of tennis, the coach Jelena Gencic.
“My tennis mother, as I like to call her. She passed away in 2012, she worked with Monica when she was young. So I heard a lot about Monica. Monica this, Monica that. Monica eats this, sleeps so much, trains This way. One of my childhood idols, one of my heroes, is gone. I admired her a lot,” he said. Djokovichappy with that 33 record.
“It means a lot, but it’s even more special to me that I’m sharing it Monica. I do not know. He remembers his first meeting with Seles, who at age 50 continues to live in the United States. “I was very nervous, we spoke the same language because he was born in Serbia. We all wondered where he would have been if he hadn’t gone through what he went through,” ‘Nole’ recalled.
“I only have good words for him,” concluded Djokovic, who on Friday could keep the singles record if he loses. Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev.
Source: La Verdad
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