Novak Djokovic pranked a ball girl at Wimbledon in a hilarious moment during the Serbian’s match with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In the contest, the seven-time Wimbledon champion had to have some strapping cut from his shoulder, needing to be removed with scissors.
As the ball girl carefully snipped the strapping, Djokovic jumped, pretending that he had been cut.
He smiled and laughed at the ball girl, who appeared shocked, then relieved that she did not injure the tennis star.
The ball girl was relieved that he did not injure the Serbian
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She appeared to say: “Oh my god”, as the pair shared the humorous moment.
When asked about the joke, he said: “I guess these kinds of things surface when you are two sets to love up rather than two sets to love down, but Stefanos [Tsitsipas] went to change and I had some spare time!
“I don’t know if she’s still around, but I’m sorry if I scared her!
“It wasn’t that great of a joke, I guess, but it made me a bit more relaxed on the court! I was just having some fun.”
The prank unfolded as Djokovic needed strapping on his shoulder cut off
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Djokovic beat Tsitsipas convincingly, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, in his second-round contest, as he goes in pursuit of his eighth Wimbledon championship.
Speaking on Centre Court after beating the Greek, he said: “I like the terminology ‘vintage’, it is nice because it brings back the best days.
“Obviously you feel very happy, satisfied and joyful on the court when you are playing this way.
“Once I got that momentum going two sets to love up, that game when I went 5-2 up was one of the best return games I’ve played in a while.”
Djokovic convincingly won 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
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He continued: “I just went for my shots, I was obviously a bit more relaxed, and I felt a bit less tension in my head in terms of overthinking how to anticipate his serve.
“His serve was really strong and precise for a set and a half, so one break of serve was enough in the first two sets.
“After that, I started to read his serve a bit better, and he missed quite a few first serves in the third set, which gave me a look in on the second serve.
“It was nice to be playing another indoor Wimbledon match, I guess. I’m looking forward to playing an outdoor game, hopefully, in the next round.”
The Serbian is in pursuit of his eighth Wimbledon title
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On how good he is feeling at the competition this year, he said: “I’m feeling great.
“I’ve said this so many times before that I try not to take these moments for granted when playing on the Centre Court of Wimbledon.
“It was the childhood dream tournament; I’ve always said that, and it has always stayed that way. I feel very privileged to be walking out on this court at age 30-plus.
“I don’t think it’s a cliche because I actually believe it is true, but age is just a number.”
