SLAM DUNK
Daily Star|January 31, 2023
NBA icon inspires Djokovic
NEIL McLEMAN
SLAM DUNK

NOVAK DJOKOVIC is taking inspiration from Michael Jordan after extending his Grand Slam title tally to 22.

The Serbian star equalled the male all-time singles record held by Rafa Nadal with victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open.

The new world No.1, who was deported from Down Under last January due to his Covid anti-vax stance, has a perfect 10 wins in finals in Melbourne Park.

That formidable record prompted Nick Kyrgios to tweet: “We created a monster” by booting out Djokovic last year, before predicting the Wimbledon champion would win 28 Grand Slams.

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