Novak Djokovic: Believe in Your Dreams
By Milos Rastovic
Novak Djokovic, Serbian Tennis Player, became the first tennis player in history who won all nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. On August 19th, 2018, Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the final match at the Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, OH. During the final match and after, the audience at the stadium in Cincinnati was cheering “Nole, Nole.” Echo of the long desired win from the stadium in Cincinnati passed like a thunder to the homeland and other countries and continents where the Serbian Diaspora lives. Djokovic received a salve of greetings from his funs.After the final match, Djokovic expressed his feelings about the success: “Definitely one of the most special moments in my career. Achievements, making history of the sport that I truly love is a great privilege and honor and something that I’ll be very proud of for the rest of my life.”[Western & Southern Open, August 19, 2018, Novak Djokovic, ASAP Sport] Although Djokovic failed to win this tournament five times, he still has kept coming back. According to him, the trophy was a big motivation, and he did not want to think about making history too much because he had “some failed attempts.” His strong will and fighting spirit made him persistent and never gave up his intention to win: “That’s something that I was hoping is going to happen again, and I believed that it will and it did. It was by far the best performance of the week.”[Western & Southern Open, August 19, 2018, Novak Djokovic, ASAP Sport]