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'Eurovision 2023': Novak Djokovic's stunning act during title triumph

Riley Morgan
·Sports Reporter
·3-min read
World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic (pictured left) speaking after winning the title and (pictured right) singing at the Italian Open.
World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic (pictured left) broke out in song, much to the pleasure of the crowd, after winning the Italian Open title. (Images: Getty Images/Twitter)

Novak Djokovic's preparation for a 21st grand slam couldn't have gone better after winning the Italian Open and the World No.1 celebrated his first ATP 1000 win of 2022 with a quick sing-along.

Djokovic has missed a large portion of the season because he wasn't vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the World No.1 was imperious as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) to claim another crown in Rome.

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The World No.1 didn't drop a set all week, having won his 1000th career match over Casper Ruud in the semi-finals.

Victory saw him become the oldest men's singles champion in the history of the Italian Open - surpassing his great rival Rafael Nadal.

And Djokovic's joy was clear to see, after having finally won his first ATP 1000 event in 2022, when he took to the mic post-match.

Holding the trophy, the song: 'Go West' came on the loud speaker and Djokovic spontaneously broke out into song for a brief moment.

Fair to say, the crowd loved the short-lived performance.

Novak Djokovic gets into Eurovision mood

Djokovic's music rendition was most likely inspired by this year's Eurovision.

The World No.1 tweeted about the event during this year's contest and called for his nation to support Serbia.

Ukraine won this year's contest, in a show of solidarity for the besieged nation.

Djokovic did have huge reason to be overjoyed, having won the Italian Open in the lead up to his Roland Garros defence.

Novak Djokovic (pictured) celebrates after winning the Internazionali BNL D'Italia 2022.
Novak Djokovic (pictured) is in good shape ahead of his Roland Garros defence after winning the Internazionali BNL D'Italia 2022. (Photo by Matteo Ciambelli/vi/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) (DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

The World No.1 will now surely go into the French Open as a raging hot favourite as he aims to match Nadal's record haul of 21 grand slam singles titles.

"I've been building my form the last few weeks," Djokovic said.

"It couldn't be better timing coming into Roland Garros. Perfect scenario for me."

Djokovic's win saw him extend his advantage over Top 10 opponents to 232-106, with no other player enjoying a better record than the Serb since the ATP rankings system was introduced in 1973.

A win at Roland Garros will help him equal rival Nadal's record for 21 grand slam titles.

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