A few hours after winning the 2023 US Open, on the morning of September 12, Djokovic was a guest on Today . Sharing about his victory in the final, he said his 6-year-old daughter Tara helped him persevere throughout the competition with his Russian opponent. “My daughter looks straight into my eyes. Whenever I need encouragement and strength, she is always there. She raises her fist to cheer me on,” Djokovic confided.
The Serbian star said he couldn’t wait to hug his daughter after the match ended. “Actually the first thing I wanted to do after putting my racket aside and shaking hands with my opponent was to hug her,” Nole shared with three MCs during a conversation on Today.
The US Open Tennis Twitter page posted a video recording the emotional moment of Djokovic and his daughter after the match. The Serbian tennis player cried and hugged baby Tara as he received her hand from a relative. Contrary to her father’s tearful face, the 6-year-old girl smiled brightly. After giving his daughter to his family, Nole returned to the field to continue enjoying the victory.
In a subsequent conversation with CBS , the world number one tennis player also mentioned his daughter. “She is my guardian angel, my beloved daughter. I didn’t know she would be sitting there. My father and I faced each other when I sat on the chair. Whenever I needed encouragement, She was there raising her fist, cheering, smiling at me. It made me melt. Because when there’s a lot of tension and extreme moments, especially in the second set, I need something. And then I saw My daughter and the little girl gave me strength and transmitted that magical energy to me. I felt it,” said the father of two children.
Djokovic added: “When I became a father, one of my biggest dreams was that one day I would win a Grand Slam in front of them when they were old enough to realize what was going on.” out. Last night it came true and it was amazing.”
In addition to Tara, Djokovic’s 9-year-old eldest son Stefan was also present in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the evening of September 10. The two children stood with their mother, grandparents, coaching staff and closest friends of the Serbian tennis player. “It’s wonderful to have the closest people in my life here witnessing this historic moment. For me, being able to share with them is truly extraordinary,” said the new US Open king. nice.
Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena are childhood friends and got married in 2014. A few months after the wedding, baby Stefan was born. In 2017, he and his wife had another daughter, Tara.
In the match against Medvedev on Sunday night, Djokovic had an easy first set, winning 6-3. However, in the second set, his Russian opponent made him struggle. Sharing on CBS, Nole said the set, which lasted up to one hour and 44 minutes, was one of the longest sets he had ever played. “Probably the hardest, most tiring and exhausting set I’ve ever had. Winning that set was a great reward and relief,” he said. In the deciding third set, Djokovic won 6-3, repaying the debt of losing 0-3 in the 2021 US Open final.
The tennis player born in 1987 welcomed the double joy of winning the US Open for the fourth time and returning to number one in the world. Djokovic continues to hold the record for the male tennis player who has won the most Grand Slam titles with 24 titles, equaling the record with female legend Margaret Court.
