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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 5, 2022 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts during his quarter final match against Italy’s Jannik Sinner REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 5, 2022 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts during his quarter final match against Italy’s Jannik Sinner REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
The world of tennis has always been an international stage for immense competition and serious levels of sporting among players. But sometimes, the strict nature of the sport takes a break, and amusement walks in. Looking back to Wimbledon 2022, a meme trend featuring Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic took the whole tennis world to a great laughter.
Novak Djokovic’s Spider-Man meme trend, gaining immense popularity and coming back down to the basics at present, experienced another layer of increased popularity. Recently, young Italian player Matteo Arnaldi reminded the tennis world of the incident as the event brought a funny kick of nostalgia which the fans seemed to enjoy.
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22-year-old Matteo Arnaldi pokes Novak Djokovic with his Spider-Man pose
Wimbledon 2022, like every other year, was surrounded by tough competition. However, certain moments of the game surprised fans to a great extent. Besides the competitiveness and immense action, tennis legend Novak Djokovic surprised fans with his Spider-Man-inspired victory celebration after winning a match against Jannik Sinner. With arms spread wide, a victorious Djokovic lay on the grass courts, which fans later considered to be resembling the Spider-Man pose. The tennis superstar himself went to social media and shared this amusing moment with the fans, along with a caption that said, “Spider-Man returns hahahaa. Let the memes begin.” The image gained massive attention from Djoker fans, and soon, social media was flooded with side-by-side comparisons of Djokovic in his “Spidey” pose and Spider-Man himself.
Fast forward to the present day, the Spider-Man craze in the tennis world doesn’t seem to be diminished yet. Matteo Arnaldi, a 22-year-old Italian tennis player, recently posted a picture that signified a rebirth of Spider-Man. The young Italian posted a candid picture on his Instagram story. In the snapshot, he was seen in a side-by-side collage with a Spider-Man poster, resembling the same viral Spider-Man pose. Along with the amusing comparison, Arnaldi tagged Djokovic in the story and playfully declared, “I’m coming for you.”
Matteo Arnaldi to Novak Djokovic on IG
“I’m coming for you” 😂🕷️ pic.twitter.com/aKClnqyuHf
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 26, 2023
This unexpected yet funny social rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Arnaldi acted as a gesture of excitement to the tennis world, proving the togetherness that tennis as a sport can bring. However, as the meme went viral just a few hours after the post went live, Wimbledon’s official Twitter (now X) handle also came forward to join the fun.
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Flashback of Wimbledon joining fun with Coco Gauff’s Spider-Man pose
As Novak Djokovic’s Spider-Man post went viral, fans started to post edited pictures, memes, and their own pictures in a similar pose. The fun went to a different level when Wimbledon’s official Twitter (now X) handle joined the meme game and added a candid picture of Coco Gauff resembling exactly the same pose. Wimbledon’s entry into this funny trail of tweets was totally unexpected and Djokovic, presenting his excitement over the picture, posted a comment too.
cc: @CocoGauff pic.twitter.com/NGpou5fsne
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 30, 2021
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The Spider-Man meme story, as it lost the spark just like every other social media trend, caught a spark again with the young Italian’s Instagram Story. As the 22-year-old shared his picture of being caught in the Spider-Man pose, tagging the tennis legend presented a positive gesture of togetherness and fun moments among the tennis community.
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