“Never gonna be the biggest or strongest,” Novak Djokovic’s United Cup nemesis impresses himself with his game against the World No. 1

Alex de Minaur ends Novak Djokovic's 43 match winning streak on the Australian soil.

“Never gonna be the biggest or strongest,” Novak Djokovic’s United Cup nemesis impresses himself with his game against the World No. 1

Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur (Via Open Source/X)

The World No.12, Alex de Minaur recently shocked the crowd that came to witness the United Cup clash between team Australia and team Serbia. The young Australian defeated the World No.1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

The Australian was way too impressed with his win over the 24-time Grand Slam champion, having defeated him on Australian soil after almost 6 years and a streak of 43 match wins there. Commenting about his victory, the 24-year-old stated, 

Ultimately, I’m never gonna be the biggest or strongest guy. I’ve got to adapt & show I’ve got variety & different styles of playing tennis. I’m glad I was able to bring this level today.
De Minaur in his on court interview

Alex de Minaur absolutely stunned the reigning US Open champion by defeating him 6-4, 6-4 leading team Australia to an enormous 3-0 victory over the Serbians. The World No.1 was seen continuously struggling with a wrist injury that seemed to trouble him during his intense clash with the Australian as well. Nonetheless, it came as a shock to see the World No.12 triumph over the Serbian, ending his very dominating streak at his favorite Australian soil.

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Winning the match and once again adding credibility to his name in the tennis circuit after a long time, the Australian tennis player stated what influenced a sudden change in his game. Speaking further, the Australian added, 

It comes from a lot of people not believing in me. So I’m just here to prove a lot of people wrong.

Novak Djokovic’s wrist injury against his clash with Alex De Minaur can be concerning

The shocking loss of the inevitable Serbian to the Australian youngster came as quite a surprise for tennis fans and followers all over. They were too stunned to accept the fact that the 2023 Australian Open winner lost his winning streak on his favorite hard court season of the year, which has given him maximum success during his career.

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Novak Djokovic ( Credits: Open Source/X)

Djokovic was seen taking the help of a physiotherapist multiple times during his United Cup bout against Alex de Minaur. The Serbian has hardly ever been injured in his career, however, his recent trouble with his forearm seems to cause quite a stir about his health and fitness as he prepares to compete at the 2024 Australian Open which is scheduled to start by mid of January.

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