{"id":15622,"date":"2026-02-01T04:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/novak-djokovics-2012-australian-open-racket-sells-for-record-540000\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T04:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:57:47","slug":"novak-djokovics-2012-australian-open-racket-sells-for-record-540000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/novak-djokovics-2012-australian-open-racket-sells-for-record-540000\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic\u2019s 2012 Australian Open racket sells for record $540,000"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Novak Djokovic holds the crown for the most Grand Slam men\u2019s tennis titles and now holds the crown for the most expensive tennis memorabilia item ever sold publicly.<\/p>\n

The tennis racket Djokovic used during the 2012 Australian Open final, when he beat Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam final in history (five hours, 53 minutes), sold for $540,000 through SCP Auctions on Saturday night. SCP\u2019s pre-auction estimate on it was $200,000-plus.<\/p>\n

This sale occurred on the cusp of Djokovic\u2019s 38th Grand Slam final, and possible 25th Grand Slam championship, when the 38-year-old great faces Carlos Alcaraz in the 2026 Australian Open final set to begin 3:30 a.m. ET Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The Djokovic racket passed an autographed Alcaraz trading card to become the highest-priced tennis item sold at auction. Alcaraz\u2019s 2022 NetPro Premium one-of-one autographed rookie card with a Gem-Mint 10 grade from Professional Sports Authenticator sold for $237,907.32 through Goldin on June 28.<\/p>\n

The previous all-time racket sale occurred in October when an Alcaraz racket used in the 2023 Wimbledon finals sold via auction for $173,000 through Prestige. The previous record for any Djokovic racket was for one used during his 2016 French Open final win over Andy Murray, which sold for $107,000 in November 2023 through SCP.<\/p>\n

According to SCP, Djokovic\u2019s racket has been professionally photomatched to championship point in the final as well as his semifinal match against Murray and quarterfinal match against David Ferrer.<\/p>\n

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