Novak Djokovic shares inside reason for surprising celebrations at 2025 Brisbane International

Tennis star Novak Djokovic explained his unusual celebrations after thwarting Gael Monfils to make it to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Brisbane International to boost the preparation for the 2025 Australian Open, slated to take place from January 12 in Melbourne. The Serbian legend has spent months pretending to play the violin after winning the matches, and he threw another instrument on January 2, also spotted mimicking playing the saxophone after his impressive win to make it to the last eight.

However, the 37-year-old tennis legend revealed who influenced the unique gestures as he made a strong statement about his record in the Queensland city. The star player has extended his unbeaten record against Monfils to 20-0 on Thursday, needing 72 minutes to grab a 6-3, 6-3 win. He marked his win with some usual actions, pretending to play instruments as he soaked up the applause in the Pat Rafter Arena.

🎾🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic beats Gael Monfils for a TWENTIETH consecutive time, extending the record for the most one sided rivalry in ATP history pic.twitter.com/AzmKltbzr5

— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) January 2, 2025

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Novak Djokovic has been joined by his family this week in Australia, with his wife Jelena and their two children, Tara and Stefan, sitting in the stands to watch him play, and later Djokovic confessed that his kids were responsible for his gestures in the game.

Novak Djokovic says his daughter wants him to play the violin while his son wants him to play the saxophone to celebrate his victories. 😂

He also says his heart is full that his family is with him in Australia. 🥹 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/bl0xP8WF19

— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) January 2, 2025

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My heart is full, and it allows me to play my best tennis: Novak Djokovic

"My children told me to have two different kinds of celebrations. My daughter told me to keep going with the violin if I win. My son told me to play the saxophone, so I try and incorporate both. It is the first time for me to have my family down under. It is a long trip, but they have come to support me, and we are spending a lot of quality time together off court. My heart is full, and it allows me to play my best tennis," Djokovic said.

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