Naija, grab your popcorn make we gist about our guy, Novak Djokovic. This guy don wan become legend wey dey chase him 25th Grand Slam title for this year Australian Open! E don win the tournament 10 times already, and as e dey enter 2026, everybody dey watch as e go fit add one more to dat record.
Djokovic no be small fish for tennis water. Since him enter dis Australian Open matter for 2005, him don rack up wahala of 99 wins and only 10 losses. Na wetin we dey call g-pro!
Last year for 2023, e carry trophy go home again, but after that, na so Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dey chop him raw for every major tournament wey dem play together. E even fall for semis for all four majors last year, so this year, everybody wan see if him body go fit push am to the final again.
As he dey prepare to face Pedro Martinez from Spain for the first round, Djokovic dey seriously talk say him still get plenty fire inside. “No be only Sinner and Alcaraz dey play well, I still get chance to shine,” na wetin he talk. This man gats big confidence wey fit pull big shock if anybody no dey careful!
Many people don dey call am the greatest, but e get one thing wey dey pinch am: e never win Grand Slam since di 2023 U.S. Open! So if e fit move pass that shivers, e fit disrupt the rhythm of dem young boys. Sometimes, na so tennis dey sweet pass for dis kind competition, eh!
ESPN analyst, Chris Eubanks don drop him own gist too. E dey look Djokovic like dark horse wey fit surprise everybody. “If he fit play like last year when he beat Carlos, no be to dey sleep on him,” na wetin Eubanks talk. That time, Djokovic use tactical game take throw Carlos off balance, so everybody dey wonder how this rivalry go play out dis time.
Dem dey talk say if him wan avoid Sinner for semi-finals, e go need small prayer. Because right now, Sinner dey on top him game, dey win from every angle! But we fit expect anything for tennis, no be so? Everybody remember how e take carry di crown when e don dey catch am like fish!
So, my people, as we dey enter dis tournament, make we keep our eyes on Djokovic. If e fit lift that trophy again, we go suru and hail am well. But for now, make we catch our breath as we dey wait for watin go happen. Australian Open, we dey ready for you!
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