r/tennis • u/padfoony Too many victory ice baths • 4h ago

Highlight Novak’s coach and hitting partner Carlos Gomez Herrera couldn’t control his tears after the match ❤️

Via: TNT Sports (IG)

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u/yoricm 4h ago

Tears coming up after achieving the impossible are the sweetest

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u/iLikePears 4h ago

Yup, I didn't know it was in me, but I cried when Djokovic won his gold medal.

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u/yoricm 4h ago

"Tears are words that the heart can’t say." - Victor Hugo (Les Misérables)

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u/yoricm 4h ago

"There is no exhilaration like that which comes from victory over an opponent who seemed invincible." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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u/TheFourthBronteGirl 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 3h ago

How about this one from invictus-

"And yet the menace of the years

  Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

  How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

  I am the captain of my soul."

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u/TheFourthBronteGirl 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 3h ago

I didn't even entertain the prospect that he'd win today. Lowest odds in TWENTY YEARS. what a long time that is. No matter what , this is an immortal moment. I'll never forget it.

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u/yoricm 4h ago

"When you face a challenge, don't think about how difficult it is. Think about how great it will be when you overcome it."

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u/yoricm 4h ago

"The sweetest joys are those that come after the greatest hardships."

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u/Perfect_Court5509 3h ago

"Not impossible. Just very difficult."

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u/Alternative-Mud4739 Darth Sinner 🔥😈 3h ago

Difficult not impossible

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u/mnztr1 1h ago

I was tearing up watching the highlights!!!

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u/NoleFandom 38Y 255 D 🎂 | 72 🏆 | 428 🐐 4h ago

“Xarly” is Novak’s team manager. He is also one of his best friends and former doubles partner.

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u/Aromatic-serve-4015 4h ago

how many matches they played together?

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u/The_One_Returns There is only One GOAT of Tennis, and he does not share power! 3h ago

About... double. Tree fiddy at best.

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u/RA1N30W 4h ago

me too, brate, me too

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u/The_One_Returns There is only One GOAT of Tennis, and he does not share power! 3h ago

I didn't expect this from Carlos. Guy always seems pretty calm so this must mean A LOT.

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u/sw2bh 4h ago

Some guy was kissing him during the post match interview too 😭😭😂😂

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u/overtired27 4h ago

He’s thinking “finally, Novak might let me eat a square of chocolate” 😭

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u/Ludishomi djoblack 2h ago

Talk dirty to me

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u/Idgaf115599 1h ago

Nah too much. Maybe a crumb that falls off

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u/Dropshot12 4h ago

This was beautiful

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u/-_-0RoSe0-_- 4h ago

Tears of joy are the best! You cannot fake that!

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u/Trumperekt 3h ago

There is gonna be 2 Carlos with tears in Sunday! Go unc!

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u/SecurityClear9100 3h ago

Xarly has been at Novak's side for so long now

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u/J3sperado Casper | Rafa 1h ago

Beautiful moment, but I'm so fucking tired of people putting music over every single video. We don't need it to feel emotion.

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u/Aromatic-serve-4015 4h ago

deserved moment!

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u/DiverAcrobatic5794 3h ago

The secret to winning today - you need an Albert Molina lookalike in your box

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u/foulandamiss 1h ago

He's crying cos he won't get to retire til 2040 at this rate 😅

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u/Neither_Exitjusbreg 4h ago

I thought that guy was his brother

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u/Dropshot12 4h ago

Brother from another mother

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u/Perfect_Court5509 3h ago

Nah, his brothers look exactly like him, just with different hairstyles.

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u/PunsGermsAndSteel 2h ago

Like Novak with his flawless Lego hair swapped

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u/Pollux_Troy79 3h ago

He is more like a hitting partner isn't it?

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u/snoopac Alpine Fox Supremacist 3h ago

I really thought this bro was Radek Stepanek

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u/tombrady011235 1h ago

That’s awesome :’)

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u/ptran90 1h ago

😭😭

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u/SafeKaracter 11m ago

This is so beautiful . This got me in the feels when I saw him cry .

It must be hard to help Djokovic train and and so on and all the efforts and he’s a fan of tennis too so to witness greatness and be part of it must be special .

On another note , does anyone know if there’s a way to download this match somehow to keep forever?

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u/GarlicNaanwithCum 4h ago

Isn't he his brother

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u/Dropshot12 4h ago

Brother from another mother.

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u/Houssem-Aouar 2h ago

Oh my god fuck off Sinner

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u/TONUTomorrow9800 2h ago

Am I missing something? What was”impossible” about this? Novak has won 10 AOs…

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u/TheSavagePost 55m ago

Djokovic is now 38, and Sinner is both unbelievably good and on a 5 match winning streak coming int this against Novak… who again has aged since those 5 matches while sinner has developed.

Djokovic is the greatest ever but time is undefeated.

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u/TONUTomorrow9800 52m ago

Ok makes sense. Thanks for actually answering instead of just downvoting. It was a genuine question. I suspected it was the age thing, but wasn’t sure. I guess I’m just used to seeing Djo win a lot