The ongoing Desert Smash was already an exciting venture but when Novak Djokovic, out of nowhere, made a surprise visit to the venue, stunned was the least of fan responses. The tournament organizer was also among those who shared the excitement of Novak Djokovic’s unexpected appearance. The Serbian has not attended the pre-event in more than a decade but this year, he showed his philanthropic side to support his friend, Charlize Theron.

Expressing genuine happiness about the Serb’s participation at the event, the organizer highlighted in an interview that it was only a last-minute call that brought the Djoker to the event. Owing to a busy schedule, no one knew for sure what the day would bring. To everyone’s surprise, Djokovic arrived at the arena exactly a minute before the scheduled time!

“But he has been really wanting to come today and last week we did not think this was going to happen. We got a call from his team this morning and he said, “Listen if we do this it will be about 10 minutes and we need to be on the court at 4:55″. At 4:54 he was walking down the stairs so the team did an incredible job,” said the tournament organizer after the match was over.

The instant planning paid off as, at 4:54, Djokovic was already descending the stairs, turning a last-minute decision into an exhilarating surprise. The Desert Smash organizer commended the team’s incredible job, suggesting the spontaneity and excitement that Djokovic injected into the event with his eleventh-hour cameo.

‘She Made Me Work Today’ – Novak Djokovic Ups His Humor Game in Playful Banter With Charlize Theron at Desert Smash 2024

As the Serbian made a surprise entry to the event, he suggested that he only came to cheer for her friend and he had no intention to play.

Novak Djokovic suggested that Charlize Theron made her work at the Desert Smash

The Serbian star turned candid in the post-match conference and suggested that Charlize Theron made him work at the event. Novak Djokovic’s only aim was to support his dear friend but he later ended up playing anyway. “I came here to support Charlie. She made me work today,” said Djokovic after the match.

Participating at Indian Wells soon, Djokovic took some time off his busy schedule and made a surprise visit to the Desert Smash. While this was completely unexpected, the organizer made sure that the efforts pulled off by the Serbian didn’t go unnoticed.

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