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by Scoop Malinowski

Of all the tennis box supporters, nobody has ever cheered and pumped up her beau like Jelena Ristic. She played a significant role in her boyfriend Novak Djokovic’s 2012 Australian Open triumph and perhaps, it’s more than possible he could not have defeated Murray and Nadal without her adoring support and inspiration.

Ristic was such a darling of the TV cameras that she probably got more TV airtime during the Australian Open than most of the players in both the men’s and women’s main draws. Who can forget Ristic, pleading, imploring, cheering, jumping out of her seat, willing her man on with fighting fists and positive eye contact. I actually believe Ristic might have been the difference maker in the Murray match, as Djokovic looked in desperate peril late in the fifth set.

He might not have won that match if it were not for Ristic doing her thing. Murray, unfortunately, did not receive any such energy or support from his box which sat lackluster and mostly stoic as one of the most thrillingly dramatic Grand Slam matches of the decade was unfolding. Could it have been the minute difference in determining the outcome of this clash of tennis titans? You bet your bippy.

Ristic was also there for Djokovic in the final five set roller coaster ride vs. Nadal. And again she came up big, showing fire, love, and inspiring, motivating support in pushing and powering her man on to the spectacular victory over the ferocious and furious challenge of the desperately wounded, seven times gored Spanish bull.

After the performances by both Djokovic and Ristic, I could not think of any other box supporter who stood out so exceptionally as Ristic. Bec Hewitt is always totally focused and engrossed into the matches like Ristic but she does not really get so physically and emotionally involved as Ristic, she is more of a spectator.

Let’s consider more…Mirka, Brooklyn Decker, Brooke Shields, Patrician Larrian, Rafter’s wife, Mrs. Pete Sampras, Kim Sears, Steffi Graf, Morgan Fruhwirth, Stacey Gardner, Adam Scott, Patty Connors, Tatum O’Neal, Andy Mill, Common, were your basic, typical standard box supporters, sitting there mild mannerly while not actively engaging to the emphatic degree that Ristic does when she feels it’s necessary.

That’s not to take away from how anybody else does their supporting, but Ristic clearly stands out from the rest. She is simply the best at it, bar none.

Perhaps Ristic, who is said to hold a Master’s degree in Finance, is another accurate reflection of the excellence of Djokovic, not only as a supremely talented player but also as a wise young man who knows how to select the right kind of people to be a part of his team and inner circle.

So here’s to you, let’s raise a toast to Jelena Ristic, the greatest supporter I have ever seen in twenty five years of watching pro tennis on TV.

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