From two sets down, Djokovic rallied to win the next three to clinch his 19th Grand Slam title. At Wimbledon 2021, the Serbian ace will have a chance to equal Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s tally of 20 Grand Slam wins each. Achieving the feat could not have been possible for Novak Djokovic had that boy in the stands not “coached, encouraged and motivated him”. In the press conference the 34-year-old has revealed the reason why he handed his racquet to the fan. “He was in my ear the entire match basically, especially when I was two-sets-to-love down,” Djokovic said. “He was encouraging me. He was actually giving me tactics, as well. He was like, ‘Hold your serve, get an easy first ball, then dictate, go to his backhand.’ He was coaching me, literally.
Djokovic now has 84 career titles in total while Sunday’s win pushed him to the brink of $150 million in prize money.
A gift to a great supporter 😄#RolandGarros | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/F04a5UDNQr
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 13, 2021
This kid’s reaction when Djoker gives him his racket is everything pic.twitter.com/uc2mA1BXbv
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) June 13, 2021