Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic came up with an interesting celebration after his hard-fought US Open 2025 victory over Zachary Svajda on August 27. The 38-year-old held his Tennis racket like a violin and tried playing a tune with it, thereby dedicating the victory to his daughter Tara, who was born in 2017 and plays violin.
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“I enjoy competing, but I don’t enjoy not playing well” – Novak Djokovic
Speaking after the match, the Serbian admitted that he is not playing at the level he would’ve liked and is trying to iron out those flaws consistently. As a result, he puts extra pressure on himself to do well. The veteran stated, as quoted by BBC Sport:
“I’m not pleased with my level of tennis, but, you know, you have days like this where you’re not playing at your best, but you just kind of find a way. I’m just trying to solve the riddle once I’m on the court. It’s not like I’m not finding joy on the court competing. I enjoy competing, but I don’t enjoy not playing well. That’s why I put extra pressure on myself and my team to be better the next day, the next match.”
Djokovic has been hunting an elusive 25th Grand Slam title for quite a long time, missing out in French Open and Wimbledon after losing the semi-final bout to Jannik Sinner on both occasions. This could also be Djokovic’s final appearance as far as US Open goes.