Novak Djokovic Joins Training Session With the Belgian Gymnastics Team

Published 07/23/2021, 8:52 AM EDT

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has arrived in Tokyo a couple of days ago. He has come with the intention of winning a maiden gold medal. However, after arriving, the Serb has been found to interact with athletes belonging to various sports.

Novak Djokovic was most recently found interacting with athletes from the women’s Belgian gymnastics team. One of the players from the Belgian delegate posted a picture too. She put up a caption that stated, “When @djokernole asks for a picture, you can’t refuse…;).”

In the picture, Djokovic can be seen doing the split along with the other athletes in the background. On seeing the picture, one can say that the Serb can perform the exercise as well as the professional gymnasts.

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Novak Djokovic trained with Andy Murray upon arrival

Moving onto tennis, Djokovic practiced with Andy Murray and Alexander Zverev upon his arrival in the Japanese capital. He is the favorite to go the distance and win the gold medal. Giving his current form, one cannot deny that the Serb has the best chance.

Reflecting on his season so far, Novak began his journey in Australia, winning the Australian Open for a record ninth time. After that, he arrived in the French capital and knocked out Rafael Nadal in the semifinal at Roland Garros. Eventually, he went on to win the title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

He was most recently seen at the All England Club. From the beginning of the tournament, it always seemed that he would win the event and he rightly did so. After winning the Wimbledon Championships, he has now equaled the record jointly held by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of holding 20 Majors.

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At the moment, he is in Tokyo. We wish him and all the other athletes the best of luck and hope they perform to the best of their abilities.

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Rohan Kollare is a tennis author for EssentiallySports. Rohan has a post-graduate diploma in Sports Management and a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering tennis and Formula One.

Novak Djokovic Joins Training Session With the Belgian Gymnastics Team

Novak Djokovic trained with Andy Murray upon arrival

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