Novak Djokovic and the Kobe Bryant memorial shirt after the 24th Grand Slam of his career
One of the key events in sports in the past 24 hours is tennis star Novak Djokovic winning the championship at the 2023 US Open, marking the Serbian tennis player's 24th Grand Slam title. in career.
Immediately after ascending the throne, Djokovic prepared and wore the number 24 shirt with a very special image. Appearing on it is the image of Kobe Bryant - the late Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend, owner of the famous number 24 shirt in the global sports world.
Although he is a tennis star and does not have much to do with basketball, Novak Djokovic previously had a close relationship with the late legend Kobe Bryant.
A tragic helicopter accident that occurred at the end of January 2020 took the lives of Kobe (then 42 years old) and his daughter Gianna Bryant. Up to now, tributes and tributes to this player through shirt number 24 appear quite often.
Djokovic's actions were even more meaningful when he won his 24th Grand Slam championship (with the same shirt number as Kobe) right in the United States (where Kobe was born).
“Kobe Bryant is a very close brother of mine. We talked a lot about competition psychology, about winning spirit," Novak Djokovic said.
“But most importantly, when I was injured and had problems recovering to return to the top level, he was one of the people I relied on the most.
He is always there, always answering my questions, always giving me advice, and even supporting and helping me a lot. When I heard that he and his daughter passed away a few years ago, I was heartbroken."
At the age of 36, Novak Djokovic continues to break records and show the dominance of one of the world's top-class tennis players.
Overcoming Daniil Medvedev with a score of 3-0, Djokovic won the throne for the fourth time at the US Open and set a new world record with 24 Grand Slam titles in his career.
Now he will continue to aim to return to the number 1 position in the world, a position that currently belongs to the young 23-year-old Spanish talent Carlos Alcaraz.
