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Members of the Serbian nationwide basketball group have fun as they stand on the balcony of Belgrade’s metropolis corridor in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. 1000’s of followers gathered within the Serbian capital on Tuesday to have fun the nation’s nationwide basketball group profitable the silver medal on the FIBA World Cup. (AP Photograph/Marko Drobnjakovic)
MANILA, Philippines—Serbia had loads of causes to have fun.
Two days after its males’s basketball group claimed the silver medal within the Fiba World Cup in Manila, Novak Djokovic gained his twenty fourth Grand Slam on the US Open in New York.
On Tuesday, Djokovic returned house to a hero’s welcome and celebrated with the basketball group in entrance of 1000’s of sports activities followers who gathered at Belgrade Metropolis Corridor within the Serbian capital.
Djokovic, who beat Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, within the ultimate, tied Margaret Court for the all-time Grand Slam record.
It was an emotional second for the 36-year-old Djokovic, who even cried through the celebration.
Novak Djokovic breaks down in tears after receiving a heat welcome from native followers alongside Serbian basketball group 🥹pic.twitter.com/RMMb06biha
— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) September 12, 2023
“I don’t know the place to begin. It clearly means the world to me,” mentioned Djokovic instantly after profitable yet one more Grand Slam title in New York over the weekend. “It’s arduous to explain. I’m actually residing my childhood dream to compete on the highest degree on this sport.
The nation’s basketball group, which additionally certified for subsequent 12 months’s Paris Olympics, was additionally hailed after a runner-up end to Germany regardless of not having its finest participant Nikola Jokic within the World Cup.
Sports activities followers cheer the Serbian nationwide basketball group in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. 1000’s of followers gathered within the Serbian capital on Tuesday to have fun the nation’s nationwide basketball group profitable the silver medal on the FIBA World Cup. (AP Photograph/Marko Drobnjakovic)
Serbians fell to the Germans in the thrilling Fiba World Cup Final, 83-77, on Sunday within the Philippine capital the place they performed all of their video games starting from the group phases.
Jokic, nonetheless, made certain to not miss the celebration as he joined the Eagles within the celebration.
Movies of Jokic, who led the Denver Nuggets to their first ever NBA championship final June, singing and dancing whereas shirtless have made rounds on social media.
Nikola Jokic celebrating with the Serbian nationwide basketball group 😅🔥
(through @_arhivator) pic.twitter.com/wcXv45Qass
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 13, 2023
It had been an inspiring run for Serbia within the Fiba World Cup, shedding a member of its group within the second spherical after forward Borisa Simanic considered one of his kidneys and needed to be hospitalized.
“I’m simply blissful and happy with these guys. Since day one, no person believed on this group and we’re simply working arduous since day one and we achieved one thing I feel,” mentioned Serbia star Bogdan Bogdanovic after the loss.
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