Chinanews client, Beijing, July 12 (Reporter Yue Chuan) After greeting his opponent and the referee, Djokovic walked back to the center of the court.
He squatted down, pulled up a handful of grass from the ground and put it in his mouth, "savouring" the hard-won victory.
Djokovic tastes the victory. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
This is Djokovic's unique way of celebrating Wimbledon's victory.
After the 2021 Wimbledon men's singles final that ended on the 12th, Beijing time, this familiar scene came as promised.
With a big score of 3:1, Djokovic defeated the Italian "post-95" player Berrettini to achieve Wimbledon's three consecutive championships.
At the same time, Djokovic increased the number of individual Grand Slam men's singles titles to 20, tying the record held by Federer and Nadal, and the "Big Three" tied for the first place in men's tennis history.
After winning the French Open last month, Djokovic became the first men's singles player to win at least twice in the four Grand Slams since the Open, achieving a double-lap grand slam.
Today, the Serbian superstar's achievements have taken a step further.
Djokovic in the game Photo source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
The Wimbledon final continues the theme of the final Grand Slam final game in recent years-the "new generation" challenges the "Big Three".
It's just that over time, there are more and more faces of the "new generation", and the relatively young Djokovic is gradually left behind among the gatekeepers of the "Big Three".
With Nadal not participating and Federer missed the semifinals, Djokovic once again entered the Grand Slam finals as expected.
Opposite him this time across the net is Berrettini, who reached the Grand Slam final for the first time in his career.
Although Berrettini has been famous for two or three years, and he has also been selected for the ATP year-end finals, but he has really attracted more fans to pay attention to his game this season, and reaching the Grand Slam final also means Bailey. Tiny's career has taken another step.
Photo source of Berrettini in the game: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
However, in front of the experienced Djokovic, Berrettini still showed a gap in this final.
The process of the final was uneventful. Although Djokovic was not in the best state, Berrettini did not find too many ways to restrict his opponents. Instead, after winning the first set through the tiebreaker, his own turnovers increased significantly. In the end, It was reversed by Djokovic with 6:4, 6:4, 6:3 consecutive victories.
After this campaign, Djokovic made another strong stroke in his already brilliant career.
This is the third time in Djokovic's career that he has completed three consecutive championships in a major. He is also the fourth player to complete the Wimbledon men's singles three consecutive championships since the Open.
Djokovic in the game Photo source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
Including the Grand Slam, Masters, Finals and Olympics, this is the 61st major event of Djokovic's career, ahead of Nadal's 57 and Federer's 54.
Of course, the most important thing is to tie the 20th Grand Slam championship between Federer and Nadal.
Djokovic once said frankly that raising the number of Grand Slams and the number of the first week in the world to the highest in history are the two ultimate goals of his career.
Now he has achieved the latter, and the former is within easy reach.
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After the game, Federer and Nadal both blessed Djokovic's achievements in the first time.
Xiaode also said frankly, "Federer and Nadal are great legends of our sport. They are the reason why I have achieved this way. When I entered the top 10, I always lost to them in the competition. They made me realize In terms of body, technology, body, etc., what else can I improve?"
Among Djokovic’s 20 Grand Slam honors so far, the Australian Open has 9 of them, followed by Wimbledon’s 6, then 3 US Opens and 2 French Open.
In other words, if Djokovic can achieve re-election in the French Open in the coming year, he will promote the double-lap grand slam to a more brilliant three-lap grand slam.
"The past ten years have been fantastically beautiful, but everything will never stop today." Xiaode said.
Djokovic picks up the trophy. Source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
In 1969, Australian tennis legend Rod Laver won four Grand Slams within a year, and the Australian Open home court was named after him.
Since then, no male player can replicate this grand slam feat in a natural year.
Today, more than half a century later, Djokovic is expected to repeat the miracle.
In the three Grand Slam tournaments that have ended this year, he won consecutive Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon titles.
The US Open in the near future may witness a new legend that belongs to Djokovic.
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