The Serbian tennis player told how he met the Rosario star. “He is such a champion, I have a lot of respect for him,” he said.
Novak Djokovicwho dreams of fighting the US Openrevealed the details of his conversation with Lionel Messithat he spoke to in New York a few days ago (when Inter Miami visited the New York Red Bulls).
“It is a phenomenon. The first time I met Lionel was before the start of Roland Garros. I was going to watch a Paris Saint Germain game, when he played there. The second time was now in New York,” said the Serbian tennis player in dialogue with ESPN, after his victory over Bernabé Zapata Miralles 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
“We talked about 15 minutes about the family, everything about life. I would like to meet him again to talk about sports and all that because his mentality… He is a great champion. I have a lot of respect for him.” added Novak Djokovic, heaping praise on the Rosario star.
Djokovic advances to the US Open
Serbian Novak Djokovic (2) defeated Spaniard Bernabé Zapata (76) in three sets and qualified for the third round of the US Open without losing a set in their first two matches of the tournament.
Djokovic, guaranteed to be ATP number one when this ‘grand slam’ ends instead of Spaniard Carlos Alcarazwinning 6-4, 6-1 and 6-1 in one hour and 59 minutes.
In the next round, a Serbian face to face awaits him against his compatriot Laslo Djere (38), who knocked out French Hugo Gaston (99).
Source: Tycsports
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