(Provided by Tennis World USA)
In his round of 16 match at Wimbledon against Polish player Hubert Hurkacz, Novak Djokovic fell on the net in his attempt to hit a spinning ball sent over by his opponent. Watch the moment below:
Djokovic went for it ð #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/q05cHyJJBt — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 9, 2023
Djokovic closed the first part of the encounter with Hurkacz with a 2-set lead (7-6, 7-6), as the match got suspended for the next day.
Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz are good friends
As you’ve seen from the attached video, Novak Djokovic and Hubert Hurkacz act friendly with each other even though they are opponents.
After all, Hubert is part of the organization founded by Novak, PTPA. In Paris, they even partied together at a dinner meeting.While being in Paris for the Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic attended a rooftop party alongside additional members of the Professional Tennis Players Association, namely Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur, Hubert Hurkacz, John Isner, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Vasek Pospisil, and Saisai Zheng.
A film crew shot the party and put together an after-movie.
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â£Final look back at Paris. ð¬@paulabadosa • @DjokerNole • @HubertHurkacz • @JohnIsner • @Ons_Jabeur • @matteksands • @VasekPospisil • @Zheng_Saisai pic.twitter.com/z4DqFnjd1E — Professional Tennis Players Association (@ptpaplayers) June 12, 2023
Djokovic also praised Hurkacz’s game before their Wimbledon encounter.”We met here four years ago.It was a very tough match, because he serves extremely powerfully.
He covers the court very well, he has very long arms. He plays very well at the net and has had many successes in doubles. He is also comfortable when he hits from the baseline.He is a really complete player. I don’t see too many holes in his game.I know it will be the toughest challenge so far in this tournament.
He beat Roger Federer here. He is a super nice guy, a person I really appreciate even off the court. It will be a great battle, I can’t wait. I’ll have to be at my best to win,” said Djokovic.
