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U susret novom grend slemu
Svako od nas ima neko mesto za koje kaže da mu je kao drugi dom. Za Novaka Đoko- vića je to Melburn. Više od 15.000 kilometara daleko od rodnog Beo- grada prvi reket sveta je pronašao grad u kojem se oseća kao kod ku- će. Grad u kojem, slobodno može- mo da kažemo, igra najbolji tenis. – Želim da zahvalim ovom te-
renu, ovom gradu... Volim te sve više, ljubav se nastavlja – rekao je Novak krajem februara prošle go- dine nakon što je osvojio rekordni deveti Australijan open. Ljubav na početku nije bila uz- vraćena. Novak je 2005. i 2006. is- padao već u prvom kolu. Na debi- ju od Marata Safina, kome je uzeo ukupno tri gema. Godinu dana ka-
Zašto je Nole kralj Australije? 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
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On the eve of a new grand slam Why is Nole the king of Australia? Novak Đoković will be chasing his tenth Australian Open title from 17 th to 30 th January in Melbourne, a city that he says he loves more with each year
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We all have a place that we say is our second home. For No- vak Đoković, that place is Melbourne. 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’s been a love affair that keeps growing,” said Novak after winning a record 9th Australian Open at the end of February 2021. But his love wasn’t initially re- ciprocated. Novak was knocked out
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in the first round in 2005 and 2006. On his debut performance he fell to Marat Safin, from whom he took just 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 and unbearable 50-degree heat in the shade... But not Novak. He continued coming back despite defeats. By as
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