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Novak Djokovic Wins US Open And Breaks Grand Slam Record After Being Banned In 2022 For Refusing The Covid Vaccine

The record-breaking tennis player became a beacon of freedom for the world when he refused to take the coronavirus vaccine, even if it meant he was banned from competing in tournaments in 2022. This year, he came back stronger than ever and won his 24th Grand Slam tournament.

By Gina Florio7 min read
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For as long as his fans can remember, Novak Djokovic has been an athlete who did things differently. When his career started to explode in the late 2000s, people expected that he would have a wonderful future, but few expected that he would compete at the level of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for so many years. Djokovic won his first Grand Slam title in 2008 at the Australian Open, and in 2011, he won three out of the four calendar Grand Slams, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. He proved to everyone that we were entering a new era of the Big Three: legendary players Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, who battled it out on the court for years to come.