Djokovic will be looking to bounce back from the Australian Open controversy
Novak Djokovic pictured alongside internet sensation Khaby Lame ahead of ATP finals
TikTok sensation Khaby Lame recently visited the Pala Alpitour, where he spent some time with tennis superstar Novak Djokovic. Djokovic and other tennis stars are currently at Pala Alpitor as that’s the venue of the ATP Finals.
The Senegal-born personality, who shot to fame during Covid lockdown last year with his reaction videos on TikTok. He soon became the second most followed person on the app.
Lame, who has over a billion likes on TikTok, posed for a snap with Djokovic on the sidelines of the ATP Finals. Lame also revealed that he misses tennis and will definitely come to see some matches.
Djokovic has has an outstanding year in the sport. This season has also seen him break Roger Federer’s long-standing record for most weeks as world No 1 and move level with Federer and Nadal in the all-time Grand Slam race.
Djokovic has won eight majors in the last four years to pull level with Federer and Nadal at the top of the all-time standings with 20. He won Australian Open, Wimbledon and French Open and narrowly missed out on the calendar slam as he lost in the finals of the US Open.
Djokovic hasn’t won the ATP Finals since 2015 and hasn’t made the final since he was runner-up to Alexander Zverev in 2018. However, he has won the ATP Finals five times, the same as Pete Sampras and one behind Roger Federer’s record of six.
So will be definitely gearing up for the Turin as he has everything to play for. The Serb has already assured himself the year-end No. 1 ranking by defeating No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev in the Rolex Paris Masters final last week.
With Federer and Rafael Nadal dealing with injury struggles, the Djoker will be the sole representative of the game’s Big 3 at the ATP Finals for the first time since 2016.
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