106 | Tenis» Tennis sport / sports Foto:Profimedia.rs/TorstenBlackwood/AFP Svakoodnas imaneko mesto za kojekaže da mu je kao drugi dom. Za Novaka Đokovića je toMelburn. Više od 15.000 kilometara daleko od rodnog Beograda prvi reket sveta je pronašao grad u kojem se oseća kao kod kuće. Grad u kojem, slobodnomožemo da kažemo, igra najbolji tenis. – Želim da zahvalim ovom teWeallhaveaplacethat wesayisoursecondhome.ForNovakĐoković,thatplaceisMelbourne. More than 15,000 kilometres away from his native Belgrade, the world number one has found a city where he feels at home; a city where we can freely say that he plays his best tennis. “I want to thank this court, this city... I love you each year more and more.It’sbeenaloveaffairthatkeeps growing,” said Novak after winning a record 9th AustralianOpen at the end of February 2021. But his love wasn’t initially reciprocated. Novakwas knocked out U susre t novom grend s l emu On t he eve of a new gr and s l am Zašto je Nole kralj Australije? Why is Nole the king of Australia? Novak Đoković juriša na svoju desetu australijsku titulu od 17. do 30. januara u Melburnu, gradu za koji kaže da ga svake godine voli sve više Novak Đoković will be chasing his tenth Australian Open title from 17th to 30th January in Melbourne, a city that he says he loves more with each year renu, ovom gradu... Volim te sve više, ljubav se nastavlja – rekao je Novak krajem februara prošle godine nakon što je osvojio rekordni deveti Australijan open. Ljubav na početkunije bila uzvraćena. Novak je 2005. i 2006. ispadao već u prvom kolu. Na debiju odMarata Safina, kome je uzeo ukupno tri gema. Godinu dana kain the first round in2005 and2006. Onhis debut performance he fell to MaratSafin,fromwhomhetookjust three games. He was beaten a year later by a slightly better placed Paul Goldstein. Many players have struggled to adapt to conditions in Australia, to summer in the middle of January andunbearable50-degreeheatinthe shade...ButnotNovak.Hecontinued coming back despite defeats. By as 2008. 2011. 2012. 2015. 2013. Foto:Profimedia.rs/NicolasAsfouri/AFP Foto:Profimedia.rs/EllaLing/BPI/ShutterstockEditorial Foto:Profimedia.rs/MananVatsyayana/AFP Foto:Profimedia.rs/WilliamWest/AFP
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