Djokovic’s racket is auctioned for a near-record sum

Only the racket was no more valuable than Billie Jean King’s in Battle of the Sexes

Novak Djokovic continues to accumulate records with his successes, but also indirectly. And the racket with which he won the Roland Garros final in 2016 against Andy Murray and whose victory placed him firmly in history by winning the Carrer Slam (Wimbledon 2015, US Open 2015, Australian Open 2016 and Roland Garros 2016).

The racket was auctioned for $107,482 (close to R$500,000), the second highest price ever paid for a tennis racket at auction (after the one used by Billie Jean King in the famous “battle of the sexes”, sold for the United States). $125 thousand).

The racket was in the hands of Abby Doherty, a fan who took it when the Serbian threw it into the crowd and who has kept it until now.

Source: Terra

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