Novak Djokovic explains surprise of jacket to honour 22nd Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic explained his celebratory 22 jacket after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) to win a record 10th Australian Open and 22nd overall Grand Slam title, matching Rafael Nadal’s men’s singles record. And the Serb was quick to celebrate as he donned a jacket with the number 22 emblazoned on the front for the trophy ceremony, later revealing that he had no idea it had been made.

Djokovic rewrote history on Sunday as he became the first man to win 10 titles at the Australian Open which also took his overall Grand Slam haul to 22 – matching Nadal’s record. And it appeared that he came prepared as he donned a jacket with the number ’22’ on the front during the trophy presentation after reaching the milestone.

But the 35-year-old has now revealed that he was left in the dark about the jacket and brought a different one to wear for the presentation before his team revealed that they had it prepared for the occasion. “To be honest, maybe people won’t believe me, but I had no clue about this jacket,” the 10-time Aussie Open winner told Eurosport after the match.

“I actually took the other jacket to the ceremony and then my team told me to put this one on – nice of them.” And his team didn’t forget about themselves either as they also put on t-shirts with the number 10 across the front to mark the milestone.

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