Novak Djokovic makes a special dedication to the late Kobe Bryant
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Novak Djokovic won the US Open for the fourth time, defeating Danil Medvedev 6-3 7-6 6-3 in straight sets in the final. In a final that lasted over 3 hours, the Serbian champion won his 24th Slam out of 36 finals played.After the victory, Djokovic made a special dedication to the late NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.
Nole wore a light blue t-shirt, featuring a yellow print featuring the tennis legend and the NBA icon, with the celebratory writing: “Mamba Forever.” We remember Bryan wore the number 24 shirt when he played, the same number of Slams won by Djokovic.
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant died in 2020 following the crash of the helicopter in which he was traveling with his daughter and other people, around Los Angeles Hills: a tragedy stil in the heart of all sports fans.The Serbian said about Kobe, during the award ceremony: “Kobe was close friend, we chatted a lot about the winners’ mentality, when I was struggling with 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 relied on the most.”Here are the pictures:
Novak hits 24 and pays tribute to the late Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/rDXVUvYe1Z — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2023
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For Djokovic it is a revenge, after in 2021 Medvedev himself had prevented him from winning all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in a single year, defeating him on the fast pitch of the Arthur Ashe stadium.
The Serbian tennis player also returned to playing tournaments in the United States this year after last year’s exclusion for not having been vaccinated against Covid.Djokovic won a hard-fought match, despite the score. The Serbian found the key to victory in a physical match, played on first serves and long rallies from the baseline.In the first set Nole was practically perfect, while the tie break of the…
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