Novak Djokovic pays tribute to Mail Sport correspondent Mike Dickson
- Legendary Daily Mail tennis correspondent Mike Dickson has died aged 59
- Tim Henman was visibly emotional as he leads tributes to the Mail Sport legend
- Novak Djokovic additionally paid tribute to the late Mail Sport stalwart
Novak Djokovic paid tribute to Mail Sport’s legendary correspondent Mike Dickson after he tragically handed away on Wednesday.
Tim Henman and Rafael Nadal led the tributes from throughout the sporting world, with the world No 1 including his personal voice to the refrain after his first spherical win in opposition to Alexei Popyrin.
‘Condolences to Mike Dickson household. Rest in Peace,’ Djokovic wrote on X, the platform beforehand often known as Twitter in response to a put up from Dickson’s household asserting his passing.
Dickson was a massively revered and admired journalist who spent 38 years within the trade – 33 on the Mail having began in 1990 – and his loss will likely be felt deeply by colleagues.
He beforehand labored because the Mail’s cricket correspondent earlier than transferring over to tennis and coated 30 completely different sports activities throughout almost 50 international locations in whole throughout a wealthy profession.
Legendary Daily Mail tennis correspondent Mike Dickson has tragically died on the age of 59
Dickson was in Melbourne overlaying the Australian Open when he died and a matter of days away from his sixtieth birthday, on January 27, with the information being introduced by his household at round 11:30PM native time.
Henman was visibly upset on Eurosport when paying tribute to Dickson.
‘It’s extremely unhappy that he handed away in Melbourne,’ he stated, together with his voice cracking.
‘He was an awesome pal of the tennis group and our ideas exit to his household.’
Nadal in the meantime posted: ‘Very sorry to listen to in regards to the passing of Mike who has been following tennis all these years. My ideas to his household and to our tennis household for the loss. Rest in peace.’
World No 4 Coco Gauff tweeted: ‘I’m so sorry to listen to this information. Sending my deepest condolences and will he relaxation in peace.’
Former World No 1 Tracy Austin added: ‘Heartbroken by this surprising information. Enjoyed working with Mike through the years. Sending condolences to his household.’
Dickson’s esteemed work overlaying Wimbledon through the years noticed him dubbed ‘Mr Wimbledon, and the event’s official X account stated: ‘All of us at Wimbledon are deeply saddened to listen to this information.
‘Mike coated so a lot of our Championships throughout his exceptional profession in journalism and introduced so many tales to so many sports activities followers around the globe. Our ideas are together with his household and associates.’
Tim Henman led the tributes from throughout the sporting world to Mail Sport’s legendary correspondent Mike Dickson
Meanwhile, the Australian Open posted: ‘We are shocked and saddened to listen to of the sudden passing of Mike, our long-standing colleague and pal. Our ideas and condolences exit to his household.’
Dickson lived in Wimbledon together with his household and liked following each Tranmere and Everton having grown up in The Wirral. His spouse Lucy introduced the information of his passing on X in a joint message with the household.
She wrote: ‘We are devastated to announce that our fantastic husband and Dad, Mike, has collapsed and died whereas in Melbourne for the Aus Open. For 38 years he lived his dream overlaying sport everywhere in the world. He was a very nice man and we are going to miss him terribly. Lucy, Sam, Ruby and Joe.’
Lee Clayton, Global Publisher for Sport, paid his personal tribute, saying: ‘Dicko was every thing you need a correspondent to be – an excellent information hound, a terrific author and a pal to so many in his sport. The world of tennis will be part of us in mourning. He was a large of a journalist.
Dickson is seen right here presenting the Ian Wooldridge Award to Roger Federer in 2018
Dickson was a massively revered journalist by readers and gamers alike. Here he’s seen operating alongside a seaside in Miami with Murray
‘It will likely be an impossibly troublesome time for us all as we digest this enormous loss. Dicko was an impressive tennis correspondent, however he would additionally flip his hand to any sport, particularly cricket, golf and soccer, and assist colleagues throughout our group in any problem, at all times in such a beneficiant method.
‘He was only a good bloke, a category act.
‘It was a privilege to work alongside him and to know him.’
