Barcelona star Arda Turan has revealed that along with being a pretty good footballer he also has a talent for predicting the winners of major sporting events.
Turan tweeted that Djokovic would win the final in fact he tweeted: “Djokovic will win don’t say I didn’t tell you.”
Indeed the Serbian star did end up beating Andy Murray in the final to win his 11th grand slam and sixth Australian Open title in straight sets. Djokovic has now beat Murray for the fourth time in a final and recorded victories in 11 of the last 12 matches against the Scottish player.
Gönül isterdi ki Federer'i izleyelim. Heyecan başladı. Güzel bir final olsun. Djokovic alır, demedi demeyin… #AusOpen
— Arda Turan (@ArdaTuran) January 31, 2016
Turan also went onto congratulate Djokovic despite the fact he beat the bearded wingers sporting idol Roger Federer in the semi-finals however, the Swiss player still holds the record for winning the most grand slam titles in tennis (17).
The Turkish international winger described Djokovic as being ‘on fire’ and ‘on another level’ in his post-final summary of the game.
Djokovic is on fire. He is definitely on another level! #AusOpen
— Arda Turan (@ArdaTuran) January 31, 2016
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