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ONE reason Djokovic won the 2023 Australian Open title despite a 3-cm hamstring tear: Humiliation - of the extreme kind.

Deportation.

Chant of 'Deport him again' after his exchange with local hero Alex Minaur whom he defeated in the fourth round - in straight sets.

Father posing with Russian supporters scandal.

'He is faking the injury' accusation after he destroyed Rublev in the quarterfinals - in straight sets - with a breadstick - while claiming to be injured.

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All that may not be a big freaking deal for you but when you insert Djokovic's chronically ballistic obsession of being liked by everyone this is WAY WAY WAY too much for his fragile psyche AND ego to handle.

Oh, you need a precedent to believe above BS?

Remember when Ali was KNOCKED to the floor by Frazier in their second bout? That WAS humiliation - of the worst kind - FOR Ali.

So he won his next fight against Frazier - barely - with 'in his own words': "This is the closest I have come to dying".

Can you freaking connect the freaking dots or do I have to freaking spoon feed everything over here????????????????????? Geeeeeeezzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!

Round	Rank	Opponent	W-L	Score
Finals	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	W	63 764 765
Semi-Finals	35	Tommy Paul	W	75 61 62
Quarter-Finals	6	Andrey Rublev	W	61 62 64
Round of 16	24	Alex de Minaur	W	62 61 62
Round of 32	28	Grigor Dimitrov	W	767 63 64
Round of 64	191	Enzo Couacaud	W	61 675 62 60
Round of 128	75	Roberto Carballes Baena	W	63 64 60

Membership Card To The American Tennis Association For Althea Gibson.

In 1956 Althea Gibson (1927-2003) became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals. Lifetime membership card of the American Tennis Association Inc. owned by Althea Gibson. The card is gold with black lettering. The American Tennis Association logo is in the top right corner. Written across the top of the card is “American Tennis / Association, Inc. / ACCOUNT NO. / 0508L.” An outline of a tennis racket is behind the lettering. Written at the center of the card is “MS ALTHEA GIBSON / LIFE MEMBER.” Text at the bottom left of the card reads “Albert Tucker / EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.” Text at the bottom right of the card reads “Richard Bradley / PRESIDENT.” Artist Unknown. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

 

Break Point hits the big screen in Times Square 🏙 @Netflix | @NetflixUK

 

Break Point hits the big screen in Times Square 🏙@Netflix | @NetflixUK pic.twitter.com/5aUD8WL2jy

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) February 1, 2023

 

The Best Of Andy Roddick In Netflix's Break Point.

Learn what the former World No. 1 said in the tennis series

Netflix’s Break Point highlights rising stars in the sport who are pushing to reach the top of tennis’ mountain and dethrone all-time greats like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

A legend who provides insight into what it takes to do so is former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, who competed against Nadal and Djokovic for a large chunk of his career. ATPTour.com looks at insight the American provided in the new tennis series.

Roddick Spoke To The Difficulty Of Facing Legends
“When you’re playing against the greats, it really humbles you. You respected their abilities, you knew what they accomplished. But with Rafa, the game plan is very clear,” Roddick said in Episode 2. “You’re not going to get into extended rallies. His physicality and what he does so well is so difficult to deal with. You can’t dance around. You don’t want this thing going nine and 10 rounds. You’ve got to get in there and punch him in the mouth. You can’t wait.”

Roddick gave this explanation to contextualise Matteo Berrettini’s semi-final against Nadal at last year’s Australian Open. The Italian showed flashes of his potential, winning the third set against the lefty. But already down two sets, it was too late in a four-set defeat.

Casper ‘Hasn’t Gotten Enough Hype’
In Break Point’s fifth episode, the storyline focusses on 2022 Roland Garros, at which Casper Ruud broke through for his best run at a Grand Slam. The Norwegian advanced to his first major final on the Parisian clay.

Roddick did not comment on a specific aspect of Ruud’s game. Instead, he praised something else.

“I love Casper Ruud. He is one of the people who hasn’t gotten enough hype,” Roddick said of Ruud. “He’s not the person who brings attention to himself. He’s not a self promoter.”

What Makes Rafa Great On Clay
It is no secret that Roddick, who won five ATP Tour titles on clay, was at his best on quicker surfaces. However, the American explained Nadal’s clay-court dominance in a simple way, with his typical self-deprecation.

“The conversation has largely become who even has the potential to stop Rafa and the answer is not many,” Roddick said. “You watch Rafa on clay, the sliding isn’t an issue whereas someone like me who didn’t grow up on the surface, I looked like an elephant on roller skates.”

Roddick On Kyrgios' Talent
Roddick won 32 tour-level titles in his career, including a major at the 2003 US Open. But he said of Nick Kyrgios on the Netflix series that, “I wish I would have had his talent.”

When a fan who watched the show tweeted that Roddick “had way more talent”, the former World No. 1 expanded his thoughts.

“Definitely didn’t,” Roddick tweeted. “I had lots of weaknesses to cover for and was a pretty “made” player. Like the greats, Nick’s racquet acts like a simple extension of his hand.”

Previewing The Next Episodes
Five more episodes are scheduled to be released later this year. At the end of the fifth episode, when there is a brief look at what is to come, Carlos Alcaraz was featured.

“Alcaraz feels like Rafa and Roger did,” Roddick said of the Spaniard, who won the 2022 US Open and climbed to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roddick-netflix-february-2023-feature

Aussie director: Djokovic won with hamstring tear. Novak Djokovic toughed out hamstring tear to win Australian Open.

 Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said Novak Djokovic played at the Grand Slam event with a muscle tear of 3 centimeters -- a little more than an inch -- in his left hamstring along the way to winning the championship.

"He gets a bad rap, but at the end of the day, I don't think anyone can question his athleticism. This guy, I did see, he had a 3-centimeter tear in his hammy,'' Tiley said Wednesday in an interview with SEN Sportsday.

"The doctors are ... going to tell you the truth,'' Tiley said. "I think there was a lot of speculation of whether it was true or not. It's hard to believe that someone can do what they do with those types of injuries. But he's remarkable.''

Djokovic won the trophy at Melbourne Park on Sunday by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets for a record-extending 10th title there and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall. Rafael Nadal is the only other man who has won that many majors.

The triumph also allowed Djokovic to return to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday.

The 35-year-old from Serbia hurt the hamstring during a tune-up tournament in Adelaide ahead of the Australian Open. He wore a heavy bandage on his left thigh and was visited by trainers during matches in Week 1 in Melbourne.

He said he took "a lot'' of painkiller pills and did various treatments to help the leg.

"Let me put it like this: I don't say 100%, but 97% of the players, on Saturday when you get results of the MRI, you go straight to the referee's office and pull out of the tournament,'' Djokovic's coach, Goran Ivanisevic, said after the final. "But not him. ... His brain is working different.''

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/35570235/novak-djokovic-toughed-hamstring-tear-win-australian-open

Roland-Garros 2023 - The official poster. Young French artist Maxime Verdier designs the official 2023 Roland-Garros poster and invites us to dream.

 

 

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