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Novak Djokovic won his 7th Wimbledon title on July 10 – on the same day as his eighth wedding anniversary
Sue Barker showed her class after Sunday’s Wimbledon final, by reminding Novak Djokovic of his wedding anniversary. Djokovic (35), wed his wife Jelena eight years ago in 2014. BBC presenter, Barker, conducted her final on-court interview before retiring and helped steer Djokovic in the right direction.
Jelena posted on Instagram earlier to mark the special date, but Novak didn’t reply. The Serb was understandably too focused on his match for social media. But after beating Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6, Djokovic still needed to be reminded to wish his wife a happy anniversary.
When Sue reminded him before wrapping up their interview, Djokovic hilariously thanked her. “I’m going to buy you flowers after this. You keep reminding me of things I would be in big trouble if I forgot“, joked Djokovic.
Jelena beamed throughout the whole thing, overjoyed to see her man win his seventh Wimbledon title.
Sue Barker had earlier announced that she will step down from the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage after the 2022 tournament following a 30-year career as a presenter. The completion of the tournament marks the end of her glorious career as well. She has hosted several sporting events including the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, London Marathon, Grand National, and Sports Personality of the Year among others.
During her time as the BBC’s Wimbledon anchor, Barker has been at the forefront of many ground-breaking moments in tennis history, including the Williams sister’s era of dominance, Roger Federer’s record-breaking title win, and of course Andy Murray becoming the first British champion for 77 years.
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