Novak Djokovic: A Controversial Tennis Champion’s Rise to History

At the conclusion of his last triumphant adventure in Paris, the public surrendered to the evidence of his infinite quality and hierarchy, even though the relationship had not started well. In the game in which he reached the round of 16, Before the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich, he had received boos for the exacerbated way in which he celebrated the point with which he won the second set.

“I find it very disrespectful and I don’t understand it. But it’s his right. They paid the ticket and they can do what they want. 99% of the time I remain silent, but there are times when there are people who deserve to be answered”Djokovic said afterwards.

Djokovic at Roland Garros

With pure tennis, Nole knew how to change the public’s irritation for admiration. And he ended up raising the trophy that deposited it on the pedestal of which It will be very difficult to go down, given that Roger Federer is no longer there, who has 20 Grand Slams, and that Nadal has already announced that next year will be the last of his career. and that he will carefully select the quotes in which he will want to write his farewell.

The Serbian giant -because of his 1.88 height and his eternal crack aura- gave, if you will, certain advantage due to the events that occurred since the pandemic and his well-known and controversial position of not receiving the covid vaccinedespite having been infected in June 2020 in the framework of a tournament that he himself organized.

This decision, in addition to criticism even from Nadal himselfwho made it clear that on the subject “we are in quite distant positions”, led him to miss many tournaments. The most emblematic event occurred before the Australian Open 2022where he arrived on January 5 to being held in a hotel and being deported A few days later for not respecting the vaccination rules required by the oceanic country. First they had locked him in an airport lounge, under police surveillance and unable to use his cell phone.

The event reached diplomatic fringes, with the actions of lawyers resorting to judicial proceedings, Djokovic’s father haranguing a “struggle for freedom in the world” and even the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, who got on the Djokoneta: “I have spoken with Novak and I have told him that all of Serbia is with him. We are taking steps to stop the bullying. We fight for Novak, justice and truth.”

Due to the same refusal to be inoculated, he could not be at the US Open either and in other important events of the season. But already in 2023, he received a special permit for this time yes enter Australia and play the Open which, of course, he won.

At 36 years old, there is not so much thread left on the Serbian reel, although yes enough to extend the difference of the “Grand Slam index” with Rafa, who in 2024 will give his “last dance”, and perhaps he will do it on one leg.

Absent He even invaded the French empire of which the Mallorcan is the undisputed conqueror. Not only did he take his third Roland Garros, but He regained number 1 in the world ranking, an area in which he is also a record with 387 weeks at the head of the ranking.

Novak Djokovic. Clown at times, provocative at times, funny showman at times. But everlasting crack. There is no vaccine that can cure your disease for always winning and reaching the inaccessible.