The images, captured on a cell phone, were put online by a Serbian fan on Tuesday. Since then, they have accumulated "likes" and have gone viral. We see Novak Djokovic exchanging bullets with four young partners, at night, at the foot of a building, on a street in Belgrade. A first video of 17 seconds, broadcast by the official accounts of ATP on social networks, is taken from a high apartment. A second, 2'48 long, is filmed in the street, at the improvised court level.
Sidjes ispred zgrade da igras tenis kad ono Novak Djokovic ...
Klinci su odigrali partiju tenisa sa 1 teniserom sveta u Beogradu
Novak plays tennis in Belgrade with kids from the neighborhood #NovakDjokovic #tennis #ATP pic.twitter.com/skffL61xP3
The scene, which took place in the so-called “Block 65” district, was totally impromptu, as the world N.1 told a little later, during a local event organized by its Foundation. "I came home with my rackets and as I saw these kids playing without nets, I told them that I was going to bring them one to tender between the lighting poles. We just marked lines. I saw that someone was filming but I didn't know it was out. "
Serbian daily Novosti said the boys were playing when the star stopped to watch them. Djoko admits having enjoyed this improvised part. “We live for moments like this. Now that I am a father, I look out for opportunities to play with children. I love to see them play with each other, or even against a wall, that's how we all started. "
The four boys even had the pride of posing for a souvenir photo alongside their idol… Novak Djokovic remains on an eighth coronation at the Australian Open in Melbourne, in early February, his 17th Grand Slam victory.