ONE System | 21/02/2021 13:13
Djokovic and Medvedev at the end (Reuters)
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Championship for the ninth time today (Sunday), completing the Grand Slam 18 of his career, as he approaches giants Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by leaps and bounds. At the end of the Serbian game and his opponent Daniel Medvedev complimented each other and also talked about their shared history.
The finalist Medvedev Who made a wonderful way in the tournament said: “It is not easy to talk after you lose a Grand Slam final but I will try. Congratulations to Novak who recorded an amazing achievement, this will not be his last Grand Slam. “I first met him when I was 500 or 600 in the world and I thought to myself that he would not talk to me because he is ranked first, I was ashamed, but he treated me like a friend and never changed.”
Djokovic He himself said: “I want to compliment back to Danil, you are a wonderful guy, in the past we trained more together in Monaco but you no longer call me. Nice to see you think good things about me, I like Daniel very much off the field, but on the field he is one of the toughest opponents I have faced in my life. It’s a matter of time before you win the Grand Slam, but if you do not mind you will wait a few years. “
The Serb added: “Everyone should appreciate what he has done with a streak of 20 victories in the last months, I want to thank my team and my family as well, it was a roller coaster for me, especially in recent years, I am grateful to my coach and doctor and love you all, thank you very much , Also to the organizers of the tournament. I also love the whole audience here, more and more every year. “
