Djokovic Reveals Why His Daughter Didn't Sit In His Box During US Open Final
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Novak Djokovic's daughter didn't sit in his box during the final match at the 2023 US Open, but rather courtside, which he didn't know about.
When Novak Djokovic walked onto the court of the US Open, he was stunned to see his daughter sitting very close to him. She was courtside as opposed to his box, which he didn't know would be the case.
Generally, she's up there in the box with the rest of the family, but this time around, there were some other guests, so some of the members had to sit on the sidelines. He talked about it after the win over Medvedev, explaining how he just wanted to give her a hug after the conclusion of the match. He ultimately did, and the footage of an emotional Djokovic holding his daughter went around the world in minutes.
I didn't know that she's gonna be seated there. We had way too many people for too little seats in the player box. Yeah, my wife was taking care of that with my team. I didn't know who was going to sit where. Then when I got to the court, I saw her. She was facing me when I was sitting on the bench. And she smiled at me.
Every single time I needed, I guess that kind of innocent child energy, I got it from her. You know, when I was going through the very stressful moments, particularly in the second set when I needed a little bit of a push, of a strength, of, yeah, just lightness, I guess, she gave me a smile, a fist pump.
Winning a Grand Slam in front of his children has always been a dream for Djokovic, and he got to do that a couple of times already. Having Tara there next to the court only made the experience even more personal, as they were closer than usual.
She was into it. You know, it's so funny to see that and so interesting to see that she's six years old, my son is nine, and they were both there. They're both aware of what's happening. When I became a father that was one of my wishes, that I would live the day to experience winning a slam in front of them.
Yeah, I'm just super blessed that that was the case twice this year in front of them, in Paris and also here
