In front of three golden balloons with the number 100, Novak Djokovic accepted the 100th trophy of his tennis career with gratitude. Under the eyes of his family, the superstar in Geneva finally cracked the special brand and now fully travels to the French Open in Paris.
“I am just grateful to have reached the 100 here,” said the 38 -year -old Serb after his three -sentence victory against Poland Hubert Hurkacz. “And I really had to work for it,” said Djokovic after the final final in Switzerland, which lasted more than three hours.
Becker congratulates
His former coach Boris Becker congratulated Djokovic in a very special way on the next milestone of his career: “Congratulations Schatzi !!! #100”, wrote the tennis legend at X. Becker was coach by Djokovic for three years, both still connected friendship.
In the past 20 years, Djokovic has won at least one tournament every year. With 24 Grand Slam victories, the long-standing number one in the world is also a record champion. Only Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) have won more tournaments. Djokovic celebrated his first title 19 years ago in the Dutch Amersfoort.
In the Stade Roland Garros, the three-time Paris champion, which had recently had some early defeats, meets the American Mackenzie McDonald in the first round. In the quarter -finals there could be a duel with Alexander Zverev.