Resulting from his vaccination standing, Novak Djokovic was expelled from Australia final yr and needed to miss the primary Grand Slam of the season. The previous world number one had suffered critical picture harm, having been recognized by the media because the image of the No-Vax motion.
The Serbian star participant wanted a while to regain his tennis finest, however that did not cease him from successful his seventh Wimbledon of the summer time. Along with equaling his idol Pete Sampras with seven hits in London, Nole moved only one size away from Rafael Nadal within the all-time Grand Slam rankings.
The 35-year-old from Belgrade managed to finish 2022 within the High 5, thanks additionally to the triumphs on the ATP Finals in Turin and on the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The brand new season began in one of the best ways for the ‘Djoker’, who gained his 92nd title in Adelaide.
His subsequent objective is to win his tenth Australian Open, the place he hasn’t misplaced since 2018. Chatting with Eurosport, Justine Henin expressed some attention-grabbing concerns about Djokovic on the eve of the AO.
Henin opens up on Djokovic
“Novak Djokovic is hungry!
He’s, for my part, simply as in lots of different Grand Slams, the overwhelming favorite,” Henin mentioned. “In recent times, we’ve seen that the starvation he has hardly ever any gamers have ever had. However this time there’s a want to take revenge as a result of I believe that the final 18 months have been very tough on him for various causes,” she added additional.
“In 2023, he’s in good bodily form, and he arrives with the will to show issues. So sure, he’s the massive favorite. A variety of issues can occur, however clearly, for my part, it is going to be Djokovic versus the others. Djokovic would be the immense favorite,” Henin mentioned.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios, who’ve been at loggerheads previously, appear to have nicely and really buried the hatchet in latest months. “Yeah. It’s (Australian deportation) most likely the worst factor tennis might have accomplished to him.
As a result of now, he’s simply hungry. Each occasion he’s enjoying, he does – he is aware of that he may not be capable of play subsequent week – so he’s gonna do the whole lot he can to win that event. He’s virtually tougher to beat now,” Nick Kyrgios mentioned.
“Nobody’s alleged to be handled like that – whether or not you’re a tennis participant or not, (or) from one other nation,” he added.
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