Novak Djokovic would have been sensationally the victim of a mistake by the Serbian Tennis Federation: a mistake that would cost the 23-time Grand Slam champion a lot of money.The Serbian tennis player would be entitled to a sports pension, which should derive from the bronze medal won at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Nole was supposed to start collecting this pension when he turned 35 but he hasn’t received anything yet.According to Sportklub, the problem would have resulted from an error made by the Tennis Association of Serbia. Within 30 days of the medal won at the Olympics, the Federation should have presented the necessary documentation for the tennis player to receive his pension.
However, according to Sportklub, the Serbian Tennis Federation would never have submitted the documentation that would have allowed Djokovic to obtain this pension.The rules relating to this sports pension changed later, with the Serbian government later deciding to pay the tennis champion a monthly amount for life starting from the athlete’s fortieth year.
Djokovic won in Cincinnati
Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz in Cincinnati in an epic final, which lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes (the longest in the history of the ATP Masters 1000), conquering the Western & Southern Open 2023.
The impression is that the Serb will never forget the match that gave him the 95th title of his career, the 39th of this category of events. After taking the lead in the first set, Djokovic had to deal with an impressive heat wave and began to struggle physically.Then he offered Alcaraz a match point in the tie-break of the second half of the game and something ignited his soul.
Not even the four wasted match points before the final sprint stopped him; not even a phenomenon born under the taurus sign.In the press conference after the match, Nole analyzed the match, saying: “We put together a crazy match.
I don’t think I’ve played many matches like this in my life. Maybe I can compare it to the final with Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in 2012. Obviously we’re talking about a best of three sets match in this case, but it lasted almost four hours.
It was one of the toughest games mentally, emotionally and physically I’ve ever played in my career. I started better, but then I struggled physically on the court. Alcaraz was up by a set and a break, but he had a bad serve game and I thought I had a chance.
I fought and believed I could do it. In the third set I had many chances; Carlos was incredible on the second match point.Alcaraz no longer surprises me now. The way he has won some big games is impressive. You just have to tip your hat to a guy like that, who plays so maturely and handles pressure so well.
We cannot forget his age. The sensations I feel on the court against him remind me of those with Rafael Nadal. Every point is a battle. You have to conquer every single point, regardless of the conditions. The match point he disallowed at 5-3 was just fantastic.”
