Serena Williams congratulates Novak Djokovic

[joshuayuan]

Serena Williams congratulates Novak Djokovic on joining her as a 23-time Grand Slam champion after historic French Open 2023 triumph

Serena Williams recently conveyed her congratulatory wishes for Novak Djokovic after the Serb won the 2023 French Open, tying her record for 23 Grand Slam titles.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[Jonesy]

Club 23

 

[joshuayuan]

 

[Kralingen]

Lot of parallels between the two weirdly enough.

 

[jm1980]

Lot of parallels between the two weirdly enough.

Serena spent a lot of her later career chasing Court's record.

Djokovic won't have to do that. I reckon if he starts getting bageled by the Hurkaczes of the world, he will retire like Fed did

 

[TheNachoMan]

Two GOATs. Nadal and Graf can sit down, bud.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Commercial idea: I want a remake of this iconic Messi commercial with Djokovic. Imagine the salt on here. lol

 

[jm1980]

Commercial idea: I want a remake of this iconic Messi commercial with Djokovic. Imagine the salt on here. lol

Reminds me of this one:

 

[TheNachoMan]

Reminds me of this one:

“Let them talk”

 

[metsman]

Lot of parallels between the two weirdly enough.

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

 

[legcramp]

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

New players better than old players -Andy Roddick

 

[Razer]

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

It is not like Federer piled his records in diverse conditions of 80s or 90s, he too is a product of this new school era tennis and piling numbers against trash gens in homogenized conditions.

Djokovic scored most of his slams against Federer and Nadal while Federer scored most of his slams against Roddick, Hewitt, Baggy, Davy, Ljubi

 

[Dan Lobb]

"Record 23 GS titles"?

Is that a record for Serena? Really?

 

[Enceladus]

"Record 23 GS titles"?

Is that a record for Serena? Really?

It's record of the Open era.

 

[Hitman]

Not only do they have 23 slams....

They both have a triple career slam
They both have three clay slams
They both have seven grass slams
They both have thirteen hard court slams
They both have completed NCYGS

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

It is not like Federer piled his records in diverse conditions of 80s or 90s, he too is a product of this new school era tennis and piling numbers against trash gens in homogenized conditions.

Djokovic scored most of his slams against Federer and Nadal while Federer scored most of his slams against Roddick, Hewitt, Baggy, Davy, Ljubi

Fed and Ljubi literally never played each other in a slam. Whoopsie-daisy.

 

[Djokodalerer31]

Yeah she "congratulated" him alright...it's like me congratulating my parents on their marriage anniversary by sending nothing, but a "wink" emoji in some text messenger...LOL More like she acknowledged his achievement and just let him know about it, that's what it looks like...it's like saying - "i see what you did there..." or something...
now Nadal and most recently Federer - that was a proper congratulations!...no matter if people think it was genuine or not...to me it seemed like it was...

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

2002/2003 Serena is not overrated.

 

[Razer]

Fed and Ljubi literally never played each other in a slam. Whoopsie-daisy.

Not surprising since Ljubi only crossed 4R in a slam on 2 occasions

 

[Razer]

Yeah she "congratulated" him alright...it's like me congratulating my parents on their marriage anniversary by sending nothing, but a "wink" emoji in some text messenger...LOL More like she acknowledged his achievement and just let him know about it, that's what it looks like...it's like saying - "i see what you did there..." or something...
now Nadal and most recently Federer - that was a proper congratulations!...no matter if people think it was genuine or not...to me it seemed like it was...

Will you believe me if I told you that Serena sees herself far superior to Big 3 in her mind .... So she doesn't feel the urge to feel so excited at Novak's 23 because she herself has 23.

She thinks she should have won 30-32 slams and she also feels a woman is burdened with biology (pregnancy) which she cannot outsource to her husband while Nole/Federer easily outsourced the job of having a kid and raising them to their wives while they focused on their careers....

So in her mind she is far superior to Big 3

 

[Djokodalerer31]

Will you believe me if I told you that Serena sees herself far superior to Big 3 in her mind .... So she doesn't feel the urge to feel so excited at Novak's 23 because she herself has 23.

She thinks she should have won 30-32 slams and she also feels a woman is burdened with biology (pregnancy) which she cannot outsource to her husband while Nole/Federer easily outsourced the job of having a kid and raising them to their wives while they focused on their careers....

So in her mind she is far superior to Big 3

Yes i understand that, which is the exact reason why i said that her "congratulatory" message sounds more shady than anything...

 

[Bambooman]

When Djoker hits 25 she'll probably say "I don't remember who hit 23 first etc" Just like Fed did..

 

[Razer]

Yes i understand that, which is the exact reason why i said that her "congratulatory" message sounds more shady than anything...

Yes, the congratulatory messages timing speaks for themselves.

- Nadal congratulated first, elaborately he did, this means he is down to earth and feels the occasion needs to be "acknowledged personally" in seriousness and with grace. So he did it twice, first in a tweet and then in his academy speech.

- Then came Federer, a bit late but even he thought it is important to at least say something good and to sound friendly and graceful for PR purposes. Federer used to consider himself superior many years ago but now he has toned down, been forced to eat humble pie. So he too congratulated properly.

- Then comes Serena, who just doesn't care, she is smug and she just "acknowledges it" as if she wants to say "yeah I see what you did...." ..... That tells her mindset, she considers herself above Big 3 even today.

 

[Djokodalerer31]

Yes, the congratulatory messages timing speaks for themselves.

- Nadal congratulated first, elaborately he did, this means he is down to earth and feels the occasion needs to be "acknowledged personally" in seriousness and with grace. So he did it twice, first in a tweet and then in his academy speech.

- Then came Federer, a bit late but even he thought it is important to at least say something good and to sound friendly and graceful for PR purposes. Federer used to consider himself superior many years ago but now he has toned down, been forced to eat humble pie. So he too congratulated properly.

- Then comes Serena, who just doesn't care, she is smug and she just "acknowledges it" as if she wants to say "yeah I see what you did...." ..... That tells her mindset, she considers herself above Big 3 even today.

Which makes me wonder how will she react when (i mean IF) Novak captures CYGS this year! Will she properly acknowledge it this time or it will be yet another cryptic short response like this...

 

[Razer]

Which makes me wonder how will she react when (i mean IF) Novak captures CYGS this year! Will she properly acknowledge it this time or it will be yet another cryptic short response like this...

She will properly congratulate Novak if Novak gets a CYGS or if he gets to 28-30 slams.

 

[Djokodalerer31]

She will properly congratulate Novak if Novak gets a CYGS or if he gets to 28-30 slams.

let's just hope so, otherwise at that point her salt will be dead obvious even for a neutral fan...

 

[Razer]

let's just hope so, otherwise at that point her salt will be dead obvious even for a neutral fan...

She is not salty, she is just too proud.

She sees herself as a person with 30-32 slam potential and she feels if not for pregnancy then she could have won a slam close to 40.

So in her mind she is clearly superior, it is not salt, it is some form of superiority complex

 

[RS]

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

 

[Kralingen]

A lot of parallels indeed.

 

[Razer]

A lot of parallels indeed.

The parallels between Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are :

- Both won 10+ slams in 20s and in 30s
- Both have shown anger issues on court
- Both have conquered all their rivals, strong rivals, weak rivals all combined
- Both have fought crowd at different times in their careers
- Both have first faced a very strong era and then they got so battled hardened that later on they did not have rivals because everyone younger to them were just too much under their aura.
- Both have a vibrant fanbase
- Both have STRONG FIRM PARENTS who believed in their kids right from early years, Srdjan Djokovic and Richard Williams are both rock solid.
- Both are best of the 21st century ahead of their fields, hence they can be called GOAT in their gender.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Serena Williams congratulates Novak Djokovic on joining her as a 23-time Grand Slam champion after historic French Open 2023 triumph

Serena Williams recently conveyed her congratulatory wishes for Novak Djokovic after the Serb won the 2023 French Open, tying her record for 23 Grand Slam titles.

www.sportskeeda.com

Cheater Serena. During bushfires she called Federer the GOAT. Do not worry at all dear Serena. Novak will eclipse your slam count in under a year. He doesn't need validation from Serena.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Yeah she "congratulated" him alright...it's like me congratulating my parents on their marriage anniversary by sending nothing, but a "wink" emoji in some text messenger...LOL More like she acknowledged his achievement and just let him know about it, that's what it looks like...it's like saying - "i see what you did there..." or something...
now Nadal and most recently Federer - that was a proper congratulations!...no matter if people think it was genuine or not...to me it seemed like it was...

True. These nike athletes are all fake. Rena could call Federer GOAT. Is she showing cowardice calling Novak the GOAT? She should have kept same standards and not be bullied by fedfans.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Will you believe me if I told you that Serena sees herself far superior to Big 3 in her mind .... So she doesn't feel the urge to feel so excited at Novak's 23 because she herself has 23.

She thinks she should have won 30-32 slams and she also feels a woman is burdened with biology (pregnancy) which she cannot outsource to her husband while Nole/Federer easily outsourced the job of having a kid and raising them to their wives while they focused on their careers....

So in her mind she is far superior to Big 3

She? Superior to big 3? Don't kid yourself.

Big 3 had each other, near peer adversaries. Serena has nobody, and let's not create false narratives that because of Rena they couldn't win. No. She has as many titles as nole. So there was a lot of titles for others to win but she sailed through weak women's era. If she thinks she is superior to big 3, let her play. Even with doubles court advantage big 3 will easily beat her. And no sir, she isn't superior to them, no competition.

 

[Razer]

She? Superior to big 3? Don't kid yourself.

Big 3 had each other, near peer adversaries. Serena has nobody, and let's not create false narratives that because of Rena they couldn't win. No. She has as many titles as nole. So there was a lot of titles for others to win but she sailed through weak women's era. If she thinks she is superior to big 3, let her play. Even with doubles court advantage big 3 will easily beat her. And no sir, she isn't superior to them, no competition.

Tell that to her, she thinks she is superior to Big 3, we cannot change her mind. Maybe when Novak wins more slams she might change her mind.

ATP and WTA should not be compared, both are distinct and unique, in her field Serena definitely ruled. She did face her own set of challenges, so we cannot compare.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Tell that to her, she thinks she is superior to Big 3, we cannot change her mind. Maybe when Novak wins more slams she might change her mind.

ATP and WTA should not be compared, both are distinct and unique, in her field Serena definitely ruled. She did face her own set of challenges, so we cannot compare.

I will if I visit California. Even good college players will beat her. Probably.

 

[nolefam_2024]

How can Serena even think she is superior. Her competition was a joke.

 

[Razer]

I will if I visit California. Even good college players will beat her. Probably.

You are not a woman, so what is the use of your beating her ? If you wanna compete then compete with men, not with women.

Ask any woman to beat him, that is not possible, can any girl beat her records? no right? Thats why she is great

Cannot compare genders, if she things she is greater then that is her choice, she has earned the right to think like that, she is a supreme champ in her own right.

 

[Razer]

How can Serena even think she is superior. Her competition was a joke.

Serena had Venus, Kim, Justine all as her competitors. Her competition from late 1990s till 2010 is goaty, the hardest in WTA history.

 

[NoleFam]

Venus congratulated him minutes after he won and it took her 4 days, but better late than never. Lol.

 

[Mr.Lob]

How can Serena even think she is superior. Her competition was a joke.

Roberta Vinci! Roberta Vinci!!

 

[Curtennis]

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

What a hateful and disgusting comment.

 

[sureshs]

Novak is yet to win Olympics or the number of doubles titles of Serena so there is no comparison.

 

[NoleFam]

Novak is yet to win Olympics or the number of doubles titles of Serena so there is no comparison.

Not to knock a doubles career because I think it's great when ATG singles players can double up and do both, but Djokovic plays BO5. She can't compare.

 

[Fabresque]

Overrated to high heaven by a generation of "new school" tennis fans trying to spit on the old guard, piled up unspeakable numbers in trash eras, general victim mentality, very uncouth and unrefined on court behavior.

Very astute observation.

 

[RF-18]

Yes, the congratulatory messages timing speaks for themselves.

- Nadal congratulated first, elaborately he did, this means he is down to earth and feels the occasion needs to be "acknowledged personally" in seriousness and with grace. So he did it twice, first in a tweet and then in his academy speech.

- Then came Federer, a bit late but even he thought it is important to at least say something good and to sound friendly and graceful for PR purposes. Federer used to consider himself superior many years ago but now he has toned down, been forced to eat humble pie. So he too congratulated properly.

- Then comes Serena, who just doesn't care, she is smug and she just "acknowledges it" as if she wants to say "yeah I see what you did...." ..... That tells her mindset, she considers herself above Big 3 even today.

I struggle to see the problem tbh. She gave him props what more can she do? I don’t see any smugness at all. Why this obsession about having to send congratulatory messages on social media between athletes? Lets say none of them said anytinhg through their social media accounts, what says they didn't message Nole privately?

I really don't see the mountain we are making this out to be about such trifles.

 

[sureshs]

Not to knock a doubles career because I think it's great when ATG singles players can double up and do both, but Djokovic plays BO5. She can't compare.

She plays the format required of her. She didn't set the format.

 

[-NN-]

Why did Rena only win 73 singles titles given the epic duration of her prime?

 

[NoleFam]

She plays the format required of her. She didn't set the format.

But her format requires less work yet you're saying he can't compare to her. Lol ok.

 

[sureshs]

But her format requires less work yet you're saying he can't compare to her. Lol ok.

BO3 is more challenging because you can't come back from 2 sets down.

 

[DSH]

Djokovic has won more Major titles than Williams in their 30s but he is not a mother.