World No.1 Novak Djokovic recently took to Instagram to pay tribute to NFL legend Tom Brady, who announced his retirement recently. Regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, Tom Brady decided to bring curtains down on his 22-year illustrious career in which he won seven Super Bowls and five Super Bowl MVP awards.
Djokovic posted a story on Instagram and expressed his admiration towards Brady and captioned it “Absolute legend! Thank you for all the inspiration.”
In an interview last year Djokovic revealed that he and Brady converse quite often about their training and recovery regime. Brady also expressed his support for the Serbian during his tough ordeal in Australia this year. Initially, Djokovic was granted an exemption on medical grounds to enter Australia, however, he was held by border officials on his arrival as his exemption didn’t meet the standard set by the Australian government.
But there was a brief moment where it looked like the World No.1 would be allowed to defend his title at the Australian Open. He posted it on his Instagram account that his visa was reinstated and he might be allowed to compete. Brady extended his support to Djokovic following this and commented “Good luck” on his post. But the Serb’s happiness was short-lived as he was deported from Australia, a couple of days later.
Novak Djokovic is all set to play his first match of the year
Novak Djokovic has confirmed his participation at the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships, which begins on February 21st. The Serb will enter as the top seed, which also features other top players including Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger Aliassime and Jannik Sinner.
The World No.1 is a five-time winner at the tournament, with his most recent win coming in 2020. He chose not to participate in the tournament last year. This will be his first event in more than two months, his last match was a Davis Cup match against Marin Cilic in December.
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