There was a hugely successful intersection between two sporting realms in the incident described when world-leading tennis player Novak Djokovic became the recipient of a dramatic gesture of appreciation from cricket sensation Virat Kohli as he magnificently won his fourth-round game at Wimbledon. When Kohli went on Instagram to praise the fighting spirit of Djokovic, he had just done a mind-boggling comeback against Alex de Minaur of Australia.
Djokovic fell to the first set 1-6 and then came up three sets of 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, as he has been known to roar back. Mini-De Minaur was seen in charge at least when he was 4-1 up in the fourth set. However, the 38-year-old Djokovic reversed this script as he scored the next five games to seal the match and with it an appointment with the quarterfinals.
Kohli has been impressed by the never-give-up attitude and even posted a snippet of the game and wrote on his Instagram story, “What a win! The gladiator had to do business as usual.” The message immediately spread over the internet with fans of two sports rejoicing that two of their most recognized athletes who are known to be fierce competitors love each other.
Djokovic has been known to remain composed, even when emotions are at their peak, and thus when he received this post he responded with a small but very thoughtful, that read, the following words: Thank you, support. With his silent appreciation, he touched the hearts of people in social media as it could easily be seen that he was sharing a common ground together with the elite athletes who have gone through what it takes to be at the top.
Interestingly, this triumph became the 100th win of Djokovic on Wimbledon arena, and the tennis player became only the second player in the entire history to achieve the mark of 100 successes on the tennis court at the Wimbledon tournament, among the rest of them is the previously mentioned player Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer. Even as he goes about his business in chasing a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam to his name, the legacy of Djokovic continues to be built stronger, even with the support of a cricketing legend.
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