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WATCH: Novak Djokovic Goes Crazy as Serbia Upset Cristiano Ronaldo Led Portugal and Qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022

Published 11/14/2021, 9:55 PM EST

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In the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers, Serbia upset Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal 2-1 with a last-minute decider goal in Lisbon. Besides, Serbia also qualified for the World Cup in Qatar with this win. Hence, the Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic exuberantly celebrated the result. Indeed, a moment of joy for the entire country.

Without a doubt, Portugal was the straight favorite in the Group A of FIFA World Cup qualifiers. However, Serbia stunned the world, especially Portugal, losing not a single match in the qualifying stage. Over this, tennis World No.1 Djokovic displayed his full emotions.

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Earlier, both Djokovic and Ronaldo have trained together. Also, the duo shares a good rapport outside of the sport. Funnily enough, the tennis ace has even imitated the soccer legend’s iconic celebration.

Novak Djokovic celebrates Serbia’s win over Portugal in FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers

Notably, soccer is the largest global sport and connects the world, unlike any other sport. Even Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic are passionate about this sport besides tennis.

Accordingly, as Serbia qualified for the coming FIFA World Cup, Djokovic screamed “Idemo” at the top of his lungs. He even went to open the window and let the world know the news. (Idemo means “Let’s go” in the Serbian language).

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When it comes to Serbia, especially in sports, the 34-year-old has always shown his support. That is, be it the Olympics or the FIFA World Cup, Djokovic celebrates Serbia’s triumph as his own.

Moreover, winning over the 2016 Euro champions Portugal wasn’t an easy task. But similar to Djokovic, Serbia defended extraordinarily and attacked when they saw an opening.

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From here on, the 20-time Grand Slam champion will look forward to cheering for his nation, competing at the world stage in Qatar. Djokovic also must have gotten pumped to win the Davis Cup Finals for Serbia.

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Presently, Djokovic is in Turin competing at the season-ending ATP Finals 2021. Considering his form throughout the year, he will want to settle for nothing less than the title.

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In the first group stage match, the Serbian ace will take on the Norwegian Casper Ruud. Interestingly, Ruud has a chance to level their head-to-head 1-1 in this match.

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Above all, Djokovic eyes on another historic achievement in Turin, claiming a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals trophy. Let’s see if he makes history again or not.

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Purav Joshi is a Senior Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Having a degree in Films, Television and Media Production, he guided his passion for writing and journalism into the sport of aces and rallies. With over 2 years of experience as a copywriter, Purav has authored over 1000 tennis articles.
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