“Count me in,” Novak Djokovic promises the Crown Prince of Dubai to participate in his Gov Games next year
Novak Djokovic is excited to meet Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai at Gov Games 2023. He shared a post on social media informing his fans about this meeting.
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Novak Djokovic with Sheikh Hamdan at Gov Games 2023 in Dubai
Novak Djokovic recently on the sidelines of the Gov Games 2023, met with Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The Crown Prince welcomed the 22-time Grand Slam champion and his team.
The Serbian has won his career’s tenth Australian Open men’s singles title. He came to Dubai after a month-long break after recovering from an injury that he sustained during his victorious and incredible run at Melbourne Park. The 35-year old shared a picture of his meeting with the Crown Prince of Dubai and also gave his best wishes to his team for the GOV Games in his recent social media post.
“It was great to see you as always Your Highness Sheikh Hamdan @faz3 Good luck to your team at the @govgames Next year count me in,” his caption read.
Meanwhile, Gov Games also shared a small video of Novak Djokovic praising Sheikh Hamdan for organizing this event and has also wished that he would like to participate in it.
“Hello everyone! I am at the GOV Games. It’s first time. It’s an incredible competition. So much fun. Great skills. Great athletes. Amazing idea from His Highness Sheikh Hamdan to organize something like this. I am motivated as a professional athlete to be part of it. I am hoping I gonna get some invitation for next year’s as wildcard, If yes, it would be my honour and pleasure to be part of it,” he is reported to have said in this video.
Gov Games is a unique initiative of the Government of UAE to help its people learn team work. People all over the UAE are being encouraged to participate in these events according to their capacity and capabilities.
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Novak Djokovic’s triumphant run comes to an end
The 22-time Grand Slam champion was on a winning streak ever since his loss against Holger Rune in the final of the Paris Masters 2022. Since then, Novak Djokovic has won 20 matches in a row including some very important tournaments such as the ATP Finals 2022, Adelaide International 1 tournament and this year’s Australian Open.
When he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-final round of the Dubai Tennis Championships 2023, he won his 20th match in a row. This is the tenth time he has been able to accomplish this feat in his career. He is the only male singles player to have such a long winning streak so many times in the Open Era.
However, he could not continue his winning streak for long as he was defeated by in-form Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final round of this tournament. The scoreline read 6-4, 6-4 in favor of the Russian.
But the good news for him and his fans is that he will not lose many ranking points. Also, there is no threat to his World No.1 ranking. Novak Djokovic has recently broken Steffi Graf‘s long-standing record to spend most weeks as World No.1. However, if he does not get a chance to play in the sunshine doubles in the USA, then his World No.1 ranking could be in jeopardy.
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