(Photo : Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia is interviewed following his victory in opposition to Daniil Medvedev of Russia of their Men’s Singles Final match on Day 14 of the 2023 US Open on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 10, 2023 within the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic copped his twenty fourth main title after defeating Daniil Medvedev on the US Open 2023 last held on the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, September 10.
But apart from avenging that upset by Medvedev within the last at Flushing Meadows two years in the past, the 36-year-old tied Margaret Court for essentially the most Grand Slam singles trophies in tennis historical past, the ATP Tour reported.
It has been a tricky run for Djokovic, who admitted to coping with setbacks and accidents, notably a career-threatening damage he suffered in 2017. However, he talked about one acquainted identify who helped him overcome these onerous occasions – NBA legend Kobe Bryant.
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Djokovic honored the late Los Angeles Lakers star after profitable the 2023 US Open, exhibiting off a shirt that confirmed him and Kobe Bryant along with the phrases “Mamba Forever.”
Novak hits 24 and pays tribute to the late Kobe Bryant 💙 pic.twitter.com/rDXVUvYe1Z
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2023
“I thought, 24 is the jersey he wore when he became a legend of the Lakers and world basketball,” Djokovic stated through NBA.com. “So I thought it could be a nice, symbolic thing to acknowledge him.”
Djokovic added that he was shut with Bryant and the way he and the “Black Mamba” talked in regards to the winner’s mentality when he was struggling by means of an damage and attempting to make his comeback.
“We chatted a lot about the winner’s mentality when I was struggling with the injury and trying to make my comeback, work my way back to the top of the game. He was one of the people that I rely on the most. He was always there for any kind of counsel, advice, any kind of support in a most friendly way,” Djokovic said within the post-match interview through US Open Tennis.
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