Serbian scientists have named a brand new species of beetle after the legendary tennis participant Novak Djokovic for his pace, energy, flexibility, sturdiness and skill to outlive in powerful environments, Serbian media reported on Friday.
The insect, which belongs to the Duvalius genus of floor beetles current in Europe, was found a number of years in the past in an underground pit in western Serbia.
The Tanjug information company quoted researcher Nikola Vesovic as saying that its title is Duvalius Dokovici.
Vesovic mentioned a brand new species was a specialised subterranean Coleoptera beetle, a predator that had misplaced its eyes whereas residing deep underground.
“I proposed to name the new species after Djokovic,” Vesovic was quoted as saying. He mentioned, ‘He is somebody who did so much for this nation. We really feel the urge to pay again the best way we will. ,
Last weekend, 35-year-old Djokovic, who has gained 21 Grand Slam trophies, gained the Tel Aviv Open to clinch his third title this season, after profitable his seventh Wimbledon crown in July.
He was enjoying in opposition to Karen Khachanov within the quarter-finals of the Astana Open on Friday, together with fourth-placed Russian Daniil Medvedev, who can be within the final eight. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out within the first spherical.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
