“She keeps inspiring me,” Novak Djokovic praises icon Serena Williams as he moves closer to her Grand Slam titles record
Novak Djokovic lauds Serena Williams for her iconic achievements.
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Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic
Serbian World No.2 Novak Djokovic lauded the American superstar Serena Williams for her incredible records and for being an icon of the sport. He was talking in a recent interview where he also mentioned that he does not regret the opportunities missed to play in the USA due to his Covid status of not being vaccinated. The Serbian, with 22 Grand Slams, is still trailing Margaret Court with 24 Grand Slam titles and Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles.
As Djokovic said, “She keeps, keeps inspiring myself, all the tennis players around the world. And she’s been really an icon of our sport for so many years“. The Serbian has always kept his friendship with the American Great and these remarks are a reflection of his respect for her.
Novak Djokovic will be looking to beat the all-time record of Margaret court. In a year where he beat the most weeks at World No.1 record held by Steffi Graf, this record will also be on his mind. With the federal authorities in the US planning to remove the state of emergency due to Covid in May 2023, he has three opportunities this year to break the biggest record of tennis.
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The Grand Slam race
The 22-time Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played the most number of matches against each other in men’s tennis history. Out of the 59 battles between them, Novak Djokovic leads the head to head by the slightest of margins 30-29. Novak Djokovic leads the hard court battles 20-7 whereas Nadal leads the clay court matches 20-8. They are tied on Grass 2-2. Djokovic also leads 15–13 in finals of all levels they played against each other.
When it comes to Grand Slam matches, the Spaniard has a comfortable lead over the Serbian 11-7. Nadal leads in the French Open 8-2 and the US Open 2-1 whereas Djokovic leads in the Australian Open 2-0 and Wimbledon 2-1. They both have met once each in the four Grand Slam finals as well which Nadal leads 5-4 (3-0 in the French Open finals, 2-1 in US Open Finals, 0-2 in the Australian Open finals, and 0-1 in the Wimbledon final)
Both the players have a winning head to head against the 20 times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. The Spaniard leads the head to head 24-16 whereas the Serbian leads 27-23. In Grand Slams also, Federer trails both Nadal(4-10) and Djokovic(6-11).
Serena Williams is one of the most successful tennis players and probably the greatest female tennis player to have ever played the sport. Her 23 Grand Slam titles are second only to Margaret Court with 24 titles. She also won the Grand Slam Cup (now discontinued) in 1999, WTA Finals 5 times, and the 2012 London Olympics gold medal in the women’s singles event.
With Djokovic and Nadal continuing to play for the biggest prizes in tennis, fans around the globe are looking forward to seeing who will end up at the top of the all-time Grand Slam title winners list.
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