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Tennis – Davis Cup Finals – Group F – Serbia v Germany – Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria – November 27, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts during his match against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Tennis – Davis Cup Finals – Group F – Serbia v Germany – Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria – November 27, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts during his match against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been one of the most encouraging players on the Tour. He is very warm and kind to everyone associated with this beautiful game, especially the youngsters. The Serbian machine always encourages the young gen and takes pleasure is seeing them perform at the highest level.
Recently, Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis won the ATP 250 event in Adelaide and it was his first title on the ATP Tour. He has been one player who has dealt with injuries for a considerable amount of time.
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Novak Djokovic finds time to message during visa fiasco
To see him winning a title after all the struggles is surely a proud feeling. On Thanasi winning the title, Djokovic took notice of it and sent him a message in a private chat on Instagram.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner wrote, “Congrats on your maiden title in home town, Thanasi. After all the hardships injuries have caused you, I am sure this feels even sweeter. You deserve it! Great for tennis. Good luck in Melbourne.”
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic rests at Melbourne Park as questions remain over the legal battle regarding his visa to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
The 25-YO shared a screenshot of this DM on his IG story. It was a nice gesture from Djokovic to message Thanasi on this achievement.
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Personally, he has been dealing with a lot of things with his visa being canceled. At the moment, Novak is set to leave Melbourne and has yet not decided when he will be back on the Tour.
Besides the 9-time AO champion, Federer sent his wishes too
Yesterday, when Kokkinakis won the title, he received a similar message from none other than Roger Federer. To receive compliments from great players like Roger and Novak is surely going to add to Thanasi’s confidence.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 11, 2021 Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in action during his second round match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Next up for Kokkinakis is the Australian Open 2022, which begins on Monday. There isn’t a better way to enter a Grand Slam event than winning a tournament prior to it.
We wish him all the best for the coming week and for the rest of the season.
