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Praise poured in on Novak Djokovic (39, Serbia)'s 400th victory in the tennis major.
World No. 4 Djokovic beat world No. 75 Bottic Panderjanthulf of the Netherlands 3-0 (6-3 6-4 7-6 <7-4>) in the third round of the men's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament (total prize money of 111.5 million Australian dollars, about 110 billion won) held in Melbourne, Australia on the 24th (Korea time).
This marks Djokovic's first 400th victory in the singles at a major tournament. He won 102 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, 101 at the French Open and 95 at the U.S. Open.
Djokovic is the only one who has won 100 games in three of the four major championships. Retired Roger Federer of Switzerland had 369 wins and Rafael Nadal of Spain had 314. Djokovic's record is unlikely to be broken for the time being, as no active players have won 200 games. In the women's category, Serena Williams (retired, USA) is ranked first with 367 wins.
Djokovic's 400th win on the day was not easy. This is because there were variables such as noise from the crowd. In particular, when there was a noise in the stands amid the desperate crisis, trailing the game score of 5-6 in the third set, Djokovic showed the emperor's composure by putting his finger on his lips and making a "shh" pose and a gesture of putting his hand to his ear.
There was also a dizzying moment of disqualification. During the second set, when his performance did not work out, the ball that he couldn't control his emotions narrowly passed by the head of the ball girl next to the net. Although the nightmare of disqualification during the 2020 U.S. Open was almost reproduced, Djokovic immediately apologized and regained his composure.
The British 'Independent' also highlighted that Djokovic's process of achieving 400 wins was never easy. The media highly praised Djokovic's ability to manage the crisis, saying, "It is only Djokovic's scary power to maintain composure and dominate the game despite various negative factors."
Reuters also said, "The Serbian master matched Roger Federer's record for most wins at the Australian Open. After overcoming physical discomfort and frustration during the game, he once again proved why he is a "great fighter," he said.
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