Serbia’s legendary tennis star
Novak Djokovic has been nominated
for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award.
The 36-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player in
the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as
24 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic has had a fabulous year at the highest level where
he ended up winning three out of four Grand Slams.
It is because of this reason, as per the latest report, the
current world number one has been nominated for the BBC's Sports Personality of
the Year Award. Djokovic’s only defeat this year in a major tournament came in
the final at Wimbledon where he lost to Spain’s young tennis sensation Carlos
Alcaraz in a five-set thriller with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
Djokovic won the Australian Open by beating Greece’s Stefanos
Tsitsipas in the final with a score of 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5). At the Roland
Garros, he got the better of Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets with a score
of 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5.
At the US Open, Djokovic ended up defeating the current
world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets with a score of
6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to lift the title.
