Novak Djokovic celebrated with a dance move from his daughter’s new favorite film after his US Open victory on Tuesday evening.
The Serbian defeated Taylor Fritz over four sets in a strong performance from one of the greatest of all-time, having recently acknowledged that he’s struggling in big matches as he comes towards the end of his career.
Djokovic looked at his best to book his spot in the final four, before celebrating in unique style. He later explained his moves – admitting it’s a nod towards a new teen blockbuster film.
He hit a move that is seen in the new film “KPop Demon Hunters”, explaining that his daughter, Tara, 8, is a huge fan. Djokovic admitted that his progression at the US Open has not gone down well with Tara.
He said: “We are at home doing different choreographies, and this is one of them. Hopefully I’ll make her smile when she wakes up in the morning.”
KPop Demon Hunters has quickly become Netflix’ most-streamed film of all-time, with over 236m million views as of this week. It’s soundtrack has even entered the charts in the U.S. and U.K.
Djokovic admitted he had his struggles in the tournament in the early rounds, dropping sets in the second and third rounds against unranked opponents.
The Serbian has not played since Wimbledon, seemingly reserving his body for the majors at this point in his career while coming towards the end.
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After his first round win, he said: “Well, I started great. Just over 20 minutes, first set, I felt really good. Then some long games to start the second set, and then I start to feel really – I don’t know why. I really was surprised how bad I was feeling in the second physically.
“There are positives but also things that hopefully won’t happen in terms of, like, how I feel on the court physically the way I felt in the second set. Hopefully that doesn’t happen, because then it makes my life on the court definitely much more challenging.
“Good thing, two days off now. But yeah, it’s slightly a concern. I don’t know. I don’t have any injury or anything. I just struggled a lot to stay in long exchanges and recover after points.”
However, Djokovic has expressed less concerns as the tournament has gone on – seemingly playing his way into fitness.