September

Emotional Djokovic Breaks Down in Tears While Celebrated in Belgrade

<![CDATA[The World No.1 was back to share an historic moment with the people of Serbia.]]>

Richard PagliaroSeptember 13, 20231 minute read

By Chris By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday September 13, 2023 Novak Djokovic broke down in tears as he was celebrated in a Belgrade homecoming after winning his 24th major title on Sunday at the US Open. The all-time Grand Slam singles title leader, joined by the Serbian men’s national basketball team, who were celebrating their recent silver medal at the FIBA World Cup, was met with rapturous applause from legions of fans.

#Djokovic on the famous “balcony” with national basketball team 🇷🇸. Emotions are running high as they are greeted my thousands of people 💜 pic.twitter.com/Vu31NGI4IM
— Saša Ozmo (@ozmo_sasa) September 12, 2023

In the now famous square between Belgrade City Hall and the House of the National Assemly, Djokovic was driven to tears by emotion before he addressed the crowd. Djokovic headed from Belgrade to Valencia on Wednesday to take part in Davis Cup action for Team Serbia.

Hola buenos días, @DjokerNole 👋 Novak Djokovic arriving in Valencia to join Team Serbia in the #DavisCup Finals Group Stage 🇷🇸@TSSRBIJE pic.twitter.com/em7ilDZT7r
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 13, 2023

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