It’s been a really long road. I know what my team and family have been through over the past four or five weeks, and when I think about it, this win is the biggest win of my life.”
Rod Laver Arena’s ‘Emperor’ Novak Djokovic (36, Serbia, world No. 1) announced the ‘return of the king’. He defeated Stephanos Tsitsipas (25, Greece, world No. 4) 3-0 (6-3 7-6<7) in the men’s singles final of the 2023 Australian Open tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on the 29th. -4 > 7-6 <7-5>) to win.먹튀검증
With this, Djokovic achieved his 10th Australian Open title. He advanced to the finals 10 times and left a tremendous achievement by winning all championship trophies.
Djokovic, who won the Australian Open in 2021, conquered Roland Garros French Open and Wimbledon. He challenged for the calendar grand slam (won all four grand slam events in one year) at the US Open, but was caught by Danil Medvedev (27, Russia, world No. 12) and missed the big record right in front of his eyes.
Although Djokovic failed at the calendar Grand Slam, he proved himself to be a ‘number one’ by rising to No. 1 in the world rankings at the end of the year.
Last year, however, Djokovic underwent an ordeal that would be clearly etched into his career. He failed to compete in the Australian Open, which was his home stage. He was expelled from Australia due to the problem of not being vaccinated against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and also failed to participate in the big men’s professional tennis (ATP) tour held in North America.
He regained his pride by winning Wimbledon, but was unable to stand on the court at his last Grand Slam event, the US Open, for the same reason.
In particular, Djokovic was in danger of losing the opportunity to stand at the Rod Laver Arena, where the tournament will be held in accordance with Australia’s policy of being banned from entering Australia for three years if he is denied entry.
However, last summer, the Australian government eased entry for foreigners related to Corona 19. In November, Djokovic was delighted, saying, “The road to compete has been opened.”
Participating in the Australian Open for the first time in two years, he lived up to the expectations of those around him as ‘the number one candidate for the championship’. Although he was criticized for the ‘fake injury’ controversy over his left leg injury and his father’s ‘pro-Russian’ controversy, he overcame it with unshakable mental strength.
are still in the process of changing the legends of the ‘Big 3’ one by one. Roger Federer (42, Switzerland) announced his retirement last year, and GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) competition was compressed to Djokovic and Nadal.
Nadal reached the top last year at the Australian Open without Djokovic. He also won his 14th title at his own stage, the Roland Garros French Open. He was the first of the ‘Big 3’ to plant a flag on the 22nd notice, the most ever in men’s singles at the Grand Slam tournament.
When Nadal was flapping his wings of resurrection, Djokovic was not invited to many competitions due to the issue of not being vaccinated against Corona 19. However, Nadal, now in his late 30s, was shaken in the second half of last year due to