Novak Djokovic won hearts when he gifted his racquet to a young fan in the stands immediately after winning Wimbledon. Djokovic won a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title and his sixth Wimbledon title on Sunday with a 4-set victory more than Matteo Berrettini of Italy. After the final, the Serbian tennis player was spotted walking more than to a girl in the stands and handing his racquet to her. According to Yahoo News, the young fan had been cheering for Djokovic all through the final. She had even carried a hand-made placard for her favourite player which featured an acrostic made out of his very first name.
In a video shared by Wimbledon on Instagram, the ace tennis player can be seen operating more than to the girl and gifting his match-winning racquet to her. This occurred through the trophy presentation ceremony, immediately after Djokovic completed his speech. As he posed for the cameras, the tennis player spotted the young fan and sprinted more than to her with his racquet.
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The video has been viewed a whopping 2.6 million instances on Instagram, with hundreds of viewers praising Djokovic for the thoughtful gesture.
The sweet moment was also captured in a series of photographs that Wimbledon shared on Instagram with the caption “11/10 wholesome.” Take a look:
The Telegraph later identified the young fan as seven-year-old Ivanka Li, a keen tennis player herself who was “bursting with joy” immediately after getting Djokovic’s tennis racquet.
“It was the first time my daughter had been to a Wimbledon final. It was the first time she had seen him,” mentioned Ivanka’s mother. “I wish the racket brings luck to her so one day she could be at Wimbledon and maybe be like Emma. She absolutely loves tennis.”
During last month’s French Open, as well, Novak Djokovic had handed his racquet to a young fan in the audience. “He was encouraging me. He was actually giving me tactics, as well,” mentioned Djokovic immediately after the win.