Novak Djokovic pips Ash Barty in ‘Most searched’ list of Australia as deportation case continues to remain in discussion
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Serbian World No.5 Novak Djokovic is still in the mind of Australians as he was reported as the 6th most important topic (Most searched) of 2022 in Australia topping even the former Australian No.1 Ash Barty who shocked the tennis world this year by retiring from professional tennis at the age of 25.
The 21 time Grand Slam Champions’s deportation from Australia was a bitter episode in his legendary career. Due to vaccine mandates, the reigned champion was not allowed to enter the country this year.
Djokovic was extremely relieved this year when the Australian Government gave a green signal to the 9 times Australian Open winner to cross borders. As he said during the ATP Finals, Turin about this, “It was a relief obviously knowing what I and people closest to me in my life have been through this year with what happened in Australia and post Australia obviously. I could not receive better news for sure – during this tournament as well“. (Source: The Express UK)
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Novak Djokovic in 2022 – “Give me a chance to play, I will win it all”
Novak Djokovic has stormed his way into Top-5 rankings of the year despite getting 0 points from the Grand Slam he won (Wimbledon) and not getting a chance to play 2 of them(Australian Open, US Open). If he would have defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of French Open, the year would have been like an absolute fairy tale for the Serbian. Apart from that tough loss, he has almost won every important tournaments he got a chance to play this year.
He has won the most ATP titles this season (joint record with Spanish World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz) – 5 despite missing a lot of tournaments due to the vaccine mandates. With the ATP finals title, Djokovic became the first player since Roger Federer in 2010 to win at least one title each of each level in the same calendar season. The Serbian won 5 titles this season: 1 ATP250,1 ATP500,1 ATP1000, 1 ATP Finals, and 1 Grand Slam.
Djokovic also increases the ‘Big Titles’ count to 65 this year- the highest ever in history. The closest competitor is Rafael Nadal with 59. (For the uninitiated, ‘Big titles’ include the titles won in Grand Slam championships, ATP Finals, ATP Masters 1000 tournament, and an Olympic singles gold medal).
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