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'Kedeheon (K-pop Demon Hunters)' The Korean Wave has hit the global tennis tournament.
'Serbian tennis legend' Novak Djokovic (7th in the world) performed a dance ceremony on the court after advancing to the semifinals by beating Taylor Fritz (6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4) of the U.S. Open men's singles quarterfinals at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on the 3rd (Korea time).
It was the choreography of the theme song of the Netflix animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" "Soda PoP". Djokovic pretended to drink, then shook his shoulders and got into a rhythm.
On the meaning of the ceremony, Djokovic said "It is a dance that is very popular with children all over the world. I learned this dance thanks to my daughter Tara, who celebrated her 8th birthday today. I hope my daughter wakes up in the morning and sees my dance and laughs."
Then "My daughter taught me this dance"Soda Pop' in the K-pop Demon Hunters is the title of the song. I've heard it's a worldwide hit, but I didn't really know (until my daughter told me)," he said with a smile.
Djokovic held the first and second sets 6-3 and 7-5 respectively to gain an advantage. He lost 3-6 in the third set, allowing him to chase, but won the last four, 6-4, beating his formidable opponent, Fritz, to reach the semi-finals.
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As a result, Djokovic, who reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon, set a record of advancing to the semifinals of all major tournaments in a single season for the seventh time in his personal career.
Djokovic will compete with Spain's Carlos Alcaras (world No. 2) on the 6th to advance to the final. Djokovic has a slight advantage with five wins out of eight. Djokovic, a presidential contender, won consecutive victories in the final of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the quarterfinals of this year's Australian Open. Alcaras defeated Czech Republic Izzi Rehechka (world No. 20) 3-0 (6-4 6-2 6-4) in the quarterfinals. Going up to the semi-finals, he didn't lose a single set to his opponent.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
