"I love that he chose to play tennis instead of watching me win" - Djokovic on son Stefan missing Wimbledon final

Monday, 11 July 2022 at 13:50

Updated at Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 21:57

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bySebastian Dahlman

Novak Djokovic's son Stefan seems to be growing into a future star of the tennis world and he loves tennis so much, he even missed his father's 2022 Wimbledon final.

Last week, Stefan Djokovic became probably the youngest person ever to practice in the All England Club during the Wimbledon. A few days later, his father, Novak Djokovic played the 2022 Wimbledon final against Nick Kyrgios, but Stefan decided to play tennis with son of a doubles legend Bob Bryan instead of watching the final. Yet, the 21-time Grand Slam champion is happy that his son loves the game as he revealed to Tennis Channel.

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"I love the fact that he chose to play tennis instead of watching me win. Of course, I always love to have him here, have experienced that a few times last year. I just love that he doesn't mind not having attention, or he doesn't mind the attention as well. He is fully present and immersed in playing tennis with his friend Bobby Bryan, the son of Bob Bryan."

— Novak Djokovic

"It's so fun to see them (Stefan and Bobby), follow them these days, watch them play. He's almost 8 years old. So yes, he can understand and appreciate a bit more everything that is happening."

— Novak Djokovic

"He is fully focussed on his own tennis - He is asking questions every time every day - strings, head size, grip..why is this, why is that. He has got millions of questions. He's so curious. It's lovely. It makes my heart full."

— Novak Djokovic