Novak Djokovic has been travelling round Australia utilizing his son Stefan’s Pikachu backpack, with eagle-eyed followers noticing that the Pokemon-themed bag could possibly be greater than only a cute piece of hand baggage. Pokemon fans seen that the enduring Pikachu is the twenty fifth Pokemon within the Pokedex, and puzzled whether or not it was a type of manifestation for the Serbian legend as he weapons for his twenty fifth grand slam title on the Australian Open this month.
Novak Djokovic was noticed along with his son’s Pikachu backpack on the Brisbane airport.
Chatting with a bunch of Serbian journalists after his opening spherical win over Nishesh Basavareddy, Djokovic answered whether or not this was superstition or only a coincidence on his half.
“Yes, I find it interesting and amusing, I had a lot of fun with it. Honestly, I haven’t done it intentionally,” defined the 24-time slam champion and present world quantity seven.
Followers have been reminded of Djokovic’s celebration following his win on the Adelaide Worldwide event in 2023, the place he tapped his head 22 occasions after beating Sebastian Korda within the closing. Djokovic had stated it wasn’t a aware factor, however he would go on to carry his twenty second grand slam trophy in Melbourne later that month.
“Whether the Lord did it intentionally, like it happened with those 22 times in Adelaide… I didn’t do that intentionally either, at least not on a conscious level, probably I did on some unconscious level” defined Djokovic concerning the state of affairs.
He maintains the hope that the twenty fifth slam trophy is on its means, Pikachu or not: “Whatever the symbolics, I hope it happens (25th Slam).”
‘Subtle subliminal messages…’
When earlier noticed with the Pikachu bag within the Brisbane airport, Djokovic had defined “All I can say is my kids, particularly my son, loves Pikachu. Subtle subliminal messages. It’s his bag. But I was carrying it on my bag going out from the airport.”
Djokovic is gunning for a record-extending eleventh Australian Open title this month, and began off his marketing campaign with a victory over teenaged Basavareddy regardless of the American profitable the primary set in a powerful efficiency.
Djokovic is now set to play qualifier Jaime Faria of Portugal in his second spherical contest, and is the heavy favorite to undergo, earlier than a attainable rematch in opposition to the big 6’11 American Reilly Opelka, who knocked him out of the Brisbane Worldwide event earlier this month.