When a new generation of players takes over from old ones in tennis, they often do it with superior power and hit the ball as hard from the baseline as anyone ever has but that hasn’t happened against Novak Djokovic and he doesn’t look like a player that will retire anytime soon.
At 36, the Serbian has beaten all the youngsters he has met this season with a 55-win record to 6 losses, 3 Grand Slam titles out of 4, and two ATP Masters. Recently in Turin, Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner in the final to win his record 7th Nitto ATP Finals title of his career.
Novak Djokovic spends adorable moment with his biggest fans
After stunning the Italian crowd at Pala Alpitour arena in Turin, Novak Djokovic shared an emotional moment with his children Stefan and Tara after successfully defending his ATP Finals title. His kids were in the stands during his win over Daniil Medvedev at the US Open and were there in Turin to cheer him once again.
Novak Djokovic who has been in fine form since losing to Alcaraz at the Wimbledon final in July defeated home-favorite Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the 2023 year-end championships final to claim a record-breaking seventh title at the event. He also surpassed the eight-year-old record of Roger Federer who has six Nitto ATP Final titles.
Speaking about his kids after his win over Hubert Hurkacz Novak Djokovic said his kids were his priority, “I’m just thinking about hugging my kids at the moment. They’re priority for me now. I’ll do some recovery, spend time with them, probably go for dinner. We just play around. We have different games that we play. We cuddle. I haven’t seen them in a while. It’s always nice to have them close.”
After his win over Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic had said, “Yes my children have arrived, they have brought me confidence, they have brought me good motivation, obviously also the strength to fight tonight and to keep pushing. It is obviously a very difficult thing, every parent knows what I am talking about. When you leave the children for a couple of weeks, even months really.”
Novak Djokovic’s remarkable 2023 achievements
Novak Djokovic began his 2023 season at the Adelaide International on January 1st. The Serbian won the ATP 500 event and called it a preparation for the Australian Open. The preparation helped the 36-year-old star clinch his 22nd Grand Slam title in Melbourne, making him the player with the highest Australian Open title wins.
At the ATP event in Dubai, Novak Djokovic narrowly lost to the champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals but took that as another preparation for the Roland Garros. In the French Open, the Serbian never encountered a tiebreak and also defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final to lift the Roland Garros title.
Djokovic’s second title loss came at the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in an epic-five set match that lasted nearly five hours. The Serbian had his revenge at the Cincinnati Open finals and won the 39th Masters 1000 title of his career. At the US Open, Novak Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam and toppled Alcaraz at the top of the World ranking.
Even with the boos and stomach illness, Novak Djokovic won his 40th Masters 1000 at the Rolex Paris Masters against all odds. At the Nitto ATP Finals, the Serbian showed his peerless class to win four games and lost one, including the final against Jannik Sinner to lift his seventh season finale title.
