Dirty thophy!
IZVOR: Darko LjUBENOVIĆ - 31.01.2022 | 08:03
Rafael Nadal may have won Australian Open and the 21st Grand Slam title, but this will always leave a bad taste in his mouth because he himself is aware that it would have been difficult to reach the trophy had the conditions been regular!
Everyone envisioned Novak Djoković lifting the trophy at the Australian Open this week, on 30 January and reaching the 21st Grand Slam trophy. However, Rafael Nadal stood in his place, who is now the record holder in the number of Grand Slam trophies, instead of Nole.
However, everyone is aware, even Nadal, no matter how much they did not want to admit it, that the trophy he won was fake. Dirty. And it was tarnished by the Australian authorities, led by the Minister of Immigration Affairs, Alex Hawke, at the moment when the decision was made to deport Novak and thus prevent him from participating in the Grand Slam in Melbourne.
Because, if Novak had had the opportunity to fight for the trophy in Melbourne, after receiving the medical exemption, people would probably be dancing the Serbian kolo (circle dance) on the streets of this city at the moment. Thus, the Spaniards celebrate the victory, which they know is undeserved and practically achieved in the offices of the Australian Government.
Foto: Tanjug/AP
A Twitter user showed the number of Grand Slams won in the correct way, so they awarded 20 to Djoković, Nadal and Federer each, while they attributed this year's Australian Open trophy to Australia. This best illustrates just how the trophy went into the "right" hands.
Nadal is now in the pole position as far as Grand Slams are concerned, but if politics does not interfere, and the conditions are fair and equal for all competitors, it is unlikely that the Spaniard will be the owner of this record at the end of this year.