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Despite a Challenger in Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic Might Still Have the Edge at Slams Thanks to a Weapon That Stemmed From His Non-Science Beliefs

Published 07/27/2023, 9:30 AM EDT

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Any tennis player knows how difficult it is to capture successive Grand Slam championships, but Novak Djokovic made his 23 Grand Slam wins appear terrific and effortless. With his desire to win more and more trophies, he has outperformed Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. What is the Serbian tennis player’s major secret, though, that enables him to continue winning championships at the age of 36?

Although Djokovic lost the Wimbledon championship to Carlos Alcaraz after winning two Grand Slams this year. He recently made a startling admission, when questioned about the secret behind his incredible talent on the tennis court.

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Recently, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, who probably lost his first Wimbledon final in 4 years, has become known for his unreal flexibility and fitness on the tennis court. Recently, in an interview with GQ, the world’s second-ranked tennis player revealed the secret behind having an edge at Slams, despite finding a challenger in Alcaraz during the Wimbledon.

Djokovic revealed that having nanotechnology by his side helped him become the only player to have won the most Grand Slam titles in the history of men’s tennis. The patch is called Teopatch and is produced by an Italian company. It claims that the device can boost athletic performance, improve health levels, and discipline an athlete to practice and thrive more.

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Nevertheless, the device actually takes your body heat and turns it into light of specific therapeutic frequencies giving a more relaxing feeling to the person wearing it. While the 36-year-old tennis star is quite profound about this device, other science-based medicine experts believe that it is poorly studied and not properly structured.

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It appears that, throughout his matches, the Serbian tennis star wears this device on his chest. A few months ago, the gadget caused a stir in the tennis community, and fans gave hilarious reactions to that device.

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When Djokovic’s secret weapon stunned the tennis fans

Earlier this year, during the second round of the French Open, a Serbian tennis player grabbed headlines for wearing a unique device that was literally tapped to his chest. While he was changing shirts during the match, he spotted a strange round object on the center of his chest.

Looking at that commentator, he jokingly claimed that the object seemed to resemble Iron Man’s arc reactor. After that, the video went viral, and a lot of fans came up with hilarious explanations regarding the device. A fan stated that rather than going for vaccination, the world’s second-ranked tennis player implanted a chip in his chest.

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What do you think about Djokovic’s secret weapon? Have you ever seen any other athlete with a similar kind of patch? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. Being a sports enthusiast, she has been following varied sports like tennis, cricket and Esports from her childhood.
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