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Novak Djokovic’s wife, Jelena Djokovic, has reacted ecstatically to yet another Laureus nomination for the tennis star.Nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category, Djokovic has won it four times in the past. He won it first in 2012, then twice consecutively in 2015 and 2016, and once more in 2019.
Currently sitting second for the most awards, Djokovic is one shy of Roger Federer, who has 5. Federer has six in total, having won one Comeback of the Year too.
Shortly after the announcement on Monday (February 26), Jelena Djokovic fervently took to her social media account to share the news.
“Wooooooo,” Jelena Djokovic wrote on Instagram.
Along with a post congratulating her husband, she also paid tribute to his competition, which includes football legend Lionel Messi; up-and-coming star Erling Haaland; world record holder pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis; world champion sprinter Noah Lyles; and Formula One star Max Verstappen.
“What a company 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻,” she further wrote.
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Earlier in the day, Djokovic also took to social media to react to the news. Honored to have been nominated for a sixth time in total, Djokovic too, like Jelena, paid tribute to his fellow nominees.
eighth time.Djokovic began the season lifting the 2023 Adelaide International trophy, the 92nd title of his career. He saw off Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals of the Australian Open to claim a record-extending 10th title.The Serb became the player (male or female) with the most weeks at No. 1 in February when he overtook Steffi Graff’s record of 377 weeks.After a poor run at the start of the clay court season, Djokovic defied critics by lifting the title in Paris, beating Casper Ruud in the final. The win, his 23rd Grand Slam title, meant that he had the most titles for any male in the history of the sport. He also became the first man to achieve the triple Career Grand Slam