Novak Djokovic’s son, Stefan, was in attendance at Wimbledon to watch his father’s match against Yibing Wu and he was full of energy as the Serb won the third set, impressing John McEnroe
Novak Djokovic’s son, Stefan, stole the show at Wimbledon during his father’s clash with Yibing Wu on Centre Court. The 24-time Grand Slam winner was battling against his Chinese opponent late in the third set.
The pair were tied at 1-1, 4-4 when Djokovic became irritated with the partisan crowd chanting “Wuuuuuu”. Those in attendance clearly wanted a five-set thriller that was already stretching late into the evening.
Nevertheless, Djokovic, as we have seen him do countless times previously at SW19, elevated his performance when he detected the crowd were against him. He held serve to claim a 5-4 lead and placed his finger to his ear in response.
Meanwhile, in his box, 11 year old son Stefan, awake well past his usual bedtime, responded with pure joy. He started with a fist bump before swinging his arm backwards and forwards in sheer excitement while yelling, reports the Mirror.
BBC commentator Andrew Cotter said: “[Chuckles] Stefan! Like father, like son. Easy Stefan. And John McEnroe added: “That is impressive energy. Carlos started that, but a lot of guys are following in his footsteps.
“Stefan is an enthusiastic tennis player and regularly accompanies his father on the practice courts when they visit tournaments together. However, Novak, 39, is not putting any pressure on his son to follow his route.. “I’m not forcing him to play tennis. I never did that.
Not a single day have I told him you have to do this,” Djokovic has previously explained. “It’s really purely his own desire to step on the court. Of course, I’ll be thrilled if he plays tennis. He shouldn’t feel any of the pressure or expectations yet, even though he’s going to because it’s part of his family, I guess. “.
He added: “Obviously, we had a chat about the routines and the things he should do. You have to speak in their language about things that I feel like it could help him.
“He was showing me forehands and backhands, how he’s going to move tomorrow, kind of shadowing, playing shadow tennis. I try to take that energy, childish energy, and fuel my inner child because I tend to forget about my inner child a lot. Everything is so serious. It’s your profession. It’s your job.”.