To win one of the greatest championships in your sport is quite an accomplishment. To do it after an injury from which few thought you would ever get back to the top? Career defining. Novak Djokovic is already a legend of modern tennis, with 13 majors titles, but it seemed as if father time was catching up to the Djoker. After 5 major titles in 6 tournaments in 2015 and first half of 2016, he seemed to have lost it. The second half of 2017 he sat out recovering from injury. He started Wimbledon as the #12 seed, but ended up number one. His toughest match was the semifinals against #2 seed Rafael Nadal for which he won a tiebreak, then the fifth set 10-8. Other than that, he only dropped 3 sets, none in the final to Kevin Anderson. As Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are toward the end of their careers (against which, he has a winning record against both), it looks like Djokovic isn't going anywhere. And for the second time, he is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week.
No comments:
Post a Comment