Published on January 21, 2025 at 6:08 p.m. / Modified on January 21, 2025 at 9:15 p.m.
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It’s 1 a.m. and, with crow’s feet in the corners of his eyes, Novak Djokovic notices with emotion that his children are not yet in bed. His dream of a 25th major Grand Slam title, which would constitute a record in all categories, is also still alive but is somewhat underway. Tired and suffering from an adductor injury, the Serbian was able to exert himself to beat Carlos Alcaraz and continue his journey at the Australian Open. Despite a medical timeout to seek treatment at the end of the first set, a delay of one round and sixteen years older, he ended up triumphing, through courage and experience, after more than 3 hours 30 minutes of struggle ( 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4).
“It was an epic match, really tough,” confided the “survivor” after the meeting to Jim Courier’s microphone. When the former American champion asked him how he managed to win, Djokovic replied: “with my two arms and my two legs”, before correcting: “well, with one and a half legs”. But the Serb especially won with his head, both the soft part (the gray matter) and the hard part. The “face”, that obtuse thing in you that makes you refuse defeat. Already a ten-time winner in Melbourne, the veteran was still the one of the two who wanted it the most, and for the longest. Until the end of the night, because it was necessary.
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