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Violins & golf swings: Explaining Djokovic & Alcaraz’s US Open celebrations
Pair will face off Friday within the semi-finals on the New York main
September 05, 2025
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Novak Djokovic will tackle Carlos Alcaraz on Friday within the US Open semi-finals.
By USTA
Novak Djokovic has busted out two completely different on-court strikes after his 2025 US Open wins, each to honour his daughter Tara.
Most not too long ago, after his quarter-final win over Taylor Fritz, the seventh seed delighted — and, maybe, perplexed — followers by pretending to take a slug from a bottle, then performing a shoulder-shaking dance.
This, he mentioned, was to ship a message to his daughter on her eighth birthday, explaining that the choreography is from the chart-topping track “Soda Pop” from her fave movie, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s most watched film ever.
“We’re at house doing completely different choreographies, and that is certainly one of them,” the Serb celebrity mentioned whereas nonetheless on court docket. “Hopefully I’ll make her smile when she wakes up within the morning.”
Djokovic, who’s within the hunt for his twenty fifth Grand Slam singles title, has additionally reprised his impression of a violin virtuoso, tucking his racquet below his chin to make use of as an instrument. This transfer was impressed by Tara too, who had simply realized to play when he concocted it two years in the past.
Whereas Djokovic “soda-pops” his means into the semi-finals, different winners are showcasing new strikes too. Right here’s a have a look at some signature celebrations—and what they imply.
Alcaraz Takes A Swing
Who shall be celebrating after Friday’s match between Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz? On his means into the semi-final showdown, the Spanish star has used his racquet to simulate a golf swing, a gesture he directed towards {golfing} nice (and pal) Rory McIlroy, who was within the stadium when Alcarez beat Reilly Opelka in Spherical 1.
“I believe I personal it,” Alcarez mentioned of the transfer after he swung a second time, celebrating his Spherical 2 defeat of Mattia Bellucci.
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