Novak Djokovic’s $107,482 Milestone Denied a Top Spot as He Fails to Reach Trailblazer Billie Jean King’s Mark

New matches are regularly added up in the tennis books as records of players competing against each other. However, sometimes, the matches are of such high intensity and value that they are accounted with golden letters of remembrance that last for a long time. As a souvenir of greatness depicted in such a match, like the one between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in 2016’s French Open finals, the legendary racket used by the Serbinator was recently valued at an unbelievable price.

However, as the fans and critics are hailing the achievement that surely is a big feat for the Serbian tennis star, it seems that it is still not worthy enough to gain the top spot. While every headline today has the name of the Serbian tennis legend because of his highly-priced racket, figures suggest that one name is still above Djokovic’s legendary racket value.

Recent racket feat of Novak Djokovic falls short of Billie Jean King’s record

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic has presented defeats to a lot of players at different stages of tournaments. Among the list of countless wins in his professional tennis career, the 2016 French Open victory against Andy Murray didn’t just win him another slam but also got him a career grand slam as well. The memories of the achievement were recently refreshed as the racket used by Djokovic was valued at an enormous price of $107,500 in an auction.

While the fans are celebrating his feat getting a value that is rumored to be the highest of all time, the registered figures actually deny the claim. The amount that the Serbinator’s legendary racket managed to gather came out to still be lower than the $125,000 paid for Billie Jean King’s racket from the famous Battle of the Sexes match in 1973. King used that racket to defeat Bobby Riggs in a historical event that boosted the popularity and respect for women’s tennis.

However, besides the notes of comparison, Djokovic’s racket still gained a position in the rare list of one of the most valuable pieces of tennis history as it will always remind the world of his achievement of holding all four major titles at the same time that only two other men have done in the Open Era.

The exciting story behind Djokovic’s racket auction

The whole Novak Djokovic racket auction story came out to be a result of a fan’s activeness on the court who grabbed the equipment as the Serbian tennis legend threw it off in excitement of his win. A tennis fan who caught Novak Djokovic’s racket after he won the 2016 French Open kept it in his possession for a long time and finally decided to get it auctioned which gained a massive value of $107,482.

While narrating the plot behind the racket auction, the fan said, “It hit my hand and it was deflected to the ground. I sprinted to it and put my foot on the racquet and grabbed the handle. I held onto it real tight. After the match, I ran down to the place where he exited the court. I wanted to get him to sign it, but I was unable to get his attention.” While the candid incident led to one of the most historic auctions in tennis history, Djokovic’s name attains a spot just behind the legend Billie Jean King.

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