Novak
Djokovic helped a young girl to avoid being suffocated by the crowd after
winning the 2023
Paris Masters. World No. 1
had a fantastic week at the last Masters 1000 event of the year and secured his
7th Paris-Bercy title. Djokovic extended his record in Masters 1000 tournaments
with his 40th title, putting some distance between himself and Rafael Nadal,
who has 36.
The Serbian
star achieved a 17-match winning streak since his last loss in the Wimbledon
final against Carlos Alcaraz. On his way to the title, he defeated Tomas
Etcheverry (6-3, 6-2), Tallon Griekspoor (4-6, 7-6, 6-4), Holger Rune (7-5,
6-7, 6-4), Andrey Rublev (5-7, 7-6, 7-6), and
Grigor Dimitrov (6-4, 6-3).
After
overcoming Dimitrov and clinching the title, 'Nole' approached the French crowd
to sign autographs, and a little girl, who was caught in the midst of the
fervent fans, began to struggle. A member of the staff noticed that the girl
needed assistance and approached her. Djokovic himself then embraced her to
ensure that she was not harmed.
After
securing the title, the Serbian tennis player also approached his colleague
Dimitrov, who was visibly upset in his chair after losing the final. Djokovic
went to console him, a gesture that was widely praised on social media. During
the award ceremony, Djokovic, in his speech, congratulated Dimitrov for a great
week of tennis: “I’m sorry
about the outcome today Grigor. It’s never easy to lose in a final. I want to
encourage you to stay tough and keep going because you’ve been playing some of
your greatest tennis this week and in the last few months," 24-times Grand
Slam champion said.
Djokovic
will face his next challenge in the
ATP Finals, which are set to begin on
Sunday, November 12, in Turin. The Serbian is the defending champion and has
won 6 titles, tying with Roger Federer. If he wins, he will set the record for
the most titles in the Finals.
