Perhaps the most iconic image of Novak Djokovic’s historic 24th Grand Slam victory at the the 2023 U.S. Open came immediately after his semifinal match against American phenom Ben Shelton.
Djokovic, who dispatched the unranked American in straight sets, finished the match with a flourish after Shelton forced a tiebreak in the third set. After winning the final point, the 36-year-old Serbian mimicked Shelton’s “dialed in” celebration, which the 20-year-old had employed during his quarterfinal victory over fellow American Francis Tiafoe.
Some, including fellow tennis players, enjoyed seeing Djokovic dish it out, saying that tennis could use more of the fiery behavior. However, not everyone was as enthused at the world’s best taking a victory lap after defeating an unseeded player.
