Today’s Sunday was full of sporting fixtures. However, the things weren’t quite going my way. First Indian team surrendered rather tamely to Australia in one off world cricket test match. The match was over in the first session itself.
Next came Women’s double French Open final, where I was supporting the American- Canadian pair of Townsend – Fernandez, but who lost to the Chinese- Taipei pair, in spite of great beginning.
In the above background, I started watching Djokovic- Ruud final rather nervously as, like everyone else, I wanted Joker to win 23rd slam and create history. My worst fears seemed to be coming true, when Ruud broke Joker’s service in the first game itself. But then the champ played sublime tennis to allay all my fears and apprehensions and made me third time lucky by winning French open, his 23rd grand slam title.
This makes Djokovic a confirmed GOAT – Greatest player of all time and looking at the cut throat competitiveness of modern day tennis, he’s going to remain a GOAT for long time to come! Congratulations Novak.
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