Novak Djokovic spills secret behind carrying his son’s ‘Pikachu’ bag at Australian Open: ‘Regardless of the symbolics…’
Novak Djokovic has been travelling round Australia utilizing his son Stefan’s Pikachu backpack, with eagle-eyed followers noticing that the Pokemon-themed bag may very well be greater than only a cute piece of hand baggage. Pokemon fans seen that the long-lasting Pikachu is the twenty fifth Pokemon within the Pokedex, and questioned whether or not it was a type of manifestation for the Serbian legend as he weapons for his twenty fifth grand slam title on the Australian Open this month.
Talking to a bunch of Serbian journalists after his opening spherical win over Nishesh Basavareddy, Djokovic answered whether or not this was superstition or only a coincidence on his half.
“Sure, I discover it attention-grabbing and amusing, I had a number of enjoyable with it. Truthfully, I haven’t performed it deliberately,” defined the 24-time slam champion and present world quantity seven.
Followers have been reminded of Djokovic’s celebration following his win on the Adelaide Worldwide event in 2023, the place he tapped his head 22 instances after beating Sebastian Korda within the last. Djokovic had stated it wasn’t a aware factor, however he would go on to elevate his twenty second grand slam trophy in Melbourne later that month.
“Whether or not the Lord did it deliberately, prefer it occurred with these 22 instances in Adelaide… I didn’t try this deliberately both, at the least not on a aware degree, most likely I did on some unconscious degree” defined Djokovic relating to the state of affairs.
He maintains the hope that the twenty fifth slam trophy is on its method, Pikachu or not: “Regardless of the symbolics, I hope it occurs (twenty fifth Slam).”
‘Refined subliminal messages…’
When earlier noticed with the Pikachu bag within the Brisbane airport, Djokovic had defined “All I can say is my children, notably my son, loves Pikachu. Refined subliminal messages. It’s his bag. However I used to be carrying it on my bag going out from the airport.”
Djokovic is gunning for a record-extending eleventh Australian Open title this month, and began off his marketing campaign with a victory over teenaged Basavareddy regardless of the American successful the primary set in a formidable efficiency.
Djokovic is now set to play qualifier Jaime Faria of Portugal in his second spherical contest, and is the heavy favorite to undergo, earlier than a potential rematch towards the large 6’11 American Reilly Opelka, who knocked him out of the Brisbane Worldwide event earlier this month.
