The Tennis Letter

Novak Djokovic after losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open final “First and foremost of course congratulations Carlos. Amazing tournament… To your coach and to your family and your team.. what you’ve been doing.. the best word to describe it is historic, legendary.. so congratulations. I wish you best of luck for the rest of your career. You’re so young. You have a lot of time, like myself. I’m sure we’ll be seeing each other many times in the next 10 years” 😭😭😭😭 -

Novak Djokovic to Rafa Nadal after losing to Alcaraz in the Australian Open final “I wanna speak to the legendary Rafa who’s in the stands. It feels very weird to see you there and not here 😂. I just wanna say it’s an honor to share the court with you and to have you watching the finals here.. it’s the first time for me. Obviously a bit of a strange feeling but thank you for being present.” “Too many Spanish legends. It felt like it was 2 against 1 tonight. It wasn’t fair but okay” 😭😭😭 -

THE MOMENT CARLOS ALCARAZ BEAT NOVAK DJOKOVIC AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST MAN TO COMPLETE THE CAREER GRAND SLAM. 22 years old. History. 🥹🥹🥹 https://t.co/KU7P7U1WiA -

CARLOS ALCARAZ WINS AN INCREDIBLE POINT AGAINST NOVAK DJOKOVIC AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN. Around the net from Novak But Carlos was right there waiting Tennis. 🤯🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/2yPU7ho4ws -

Djokovic wins the 1st set 6-2 against Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open. Wow. Novak is on fire right now. 🇷🇸👀 https://t.co/SnBkdpSfwb -

Elena Rybakina taking a lap around the arena with her Australian Open trophy. Look at the joy on her face 🥹🏆 Beautiful scenes. ❤️ https://t.co/QIThxvhSmk -

Elena Rybakina walks over to hug her team after beating Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open. What a player. What a moment. 🇰🇿🥹 https://t.co/Og2Y0py4mO -

Alcaraz after beating Zverev to reach Australian Open final “You’ll be attempting to become the youngest man to win a career grand slam. What would it mean to you?” Carlos: “Well thank you for putting so much pressure on me right now 😂 I’m kidding I’m kidding. I’m really happy to have the chance to play my first final here. It’s something I was pursuing a lot. I think it’s been a great two weeks so far. My level has been increasing a lot. I wouldn’t be here right now without these guys [the crowd].. it was a real pleasure playing in front of you. The way you pushed me back into the match. The way you pushed me every time, every ball, every point. I’m really grateful for the support I got not only in this match but the whole tournament.” ❤️ -

Carlos Alcaraz after beating Zverev to reach 1st Australian Open final “Believing. Believing all the time. I always say that you have to believe in yourself no matter what struggles you’re going through. You gotta still believe in yourself all the time. I was struggling in the middle of the third set. Physically it was one of the most demanding matches I’ve ever played in my short career. But I’ve been in these kind of matches before so I knew what I had to do. I had to put my heart into the match. I think I did it. I fought til the last ball. I knew I would have my chances. I was patient in the fifth set. Extremely proud of my serve and the way I came back in the 5th set.” -

THE MOMENT CARLOS ALCARAZ REACHED HIS FIRST AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL. The 3rd longest match in Australian Open history. Almost 5 and a half hours. Down 3-5 in the 5th set. Look at his reaction. This is what it means. 🥹 https://t.co/RYdKC9gvQx -

Novak Djokovic after Musetti was forced to retire from the QF match at Australian Open "I don't know what to say except for I feel sorry for him. He was the far better player, I was on my way home tonight. Don't know what to say, these kind of things happen in sport. It happened to me a few times. You know, being in quarters of a grand slam up 2 sets to love up and being in full control. I mean, so unfortunate. I don't know what else to say. I wish him a speedy recovery and he should've been the winner today no doubt." -