Ace Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was on Saturday, November 30 seen trying his hands out at Padel during his visit to Qatar recently. The 24-time major champion impressed spectators with his quick volleys on a much smaller padel court after switching from a tennis racket to a padel one for a while.
Djokovic, who is well known for his accuracy on the tennis court, showed that he was good at not just tennis but at padel as well, looking natural at it.
As an international brand ambassador for Qatar Airways, Djokovic was in Doha for the Qatar Grand Prix of this season. Watch the video here:
🎾 Même Djoko est tombé dans le piège du padel ! 😅🔥Bienvenue Novak ! 🙌🏼🎉 pic.twitter.com/JjvlQLtnMZ
— Padel Magazine (@PadelMagazine) November 30, 2024
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Djokovic was seen playing with Nasser Al-Khelaifi, President of the Premier Padel Board and Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways, in the exhibition game. Besides showing Djokovic's versatility, it also showed the spread of Padel in the Middle East, which originated in Mexico and is now being played all over the world.
Fans were delighted to see Djokovic in a new avatar and the tennis star put all his skills to use to score points in the exhibition game.
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The Serb announced on social media on Saturday, November 23 that former tennis player Andy Murray, who retired after the Paris Olympics where Djokovic won gold, would coach him ahead of January's Australian Open.
Djokovic is the sole remaining member of the 'Big Four' after former Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal retired two weeks ago and Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer hung up his racket two years back.
After splitting with Goran Ivanisevic in March, Djokovic has turned to Murray in his bid for Slam title number 25. He beat Murray in four Australian Open finals out of his record total of 10 Melbourne wins.