WATCH: Djokovic shows big heart by offering help to elderly woman while practicing in park

| by Evita Mueller

Despite a lot of fame and thousands of people wanting their autographs and pictures, tennis players are regular people as all of us and Novak Djokovic showed that during one of his practices in Paris.

The 35-years-old Serbian is preparing for the 2022 Paris Masters where he will try to defend his last year's title. While doing so, Novak Djokovic chose quite an unusual location to practice for an athlete, which is on the other hand, more than usual to him. The 21-time Grand Slam champion practiced at park.

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While doing so, he noticed an elderly woman that had a problem with her heavy luggage. The problem was most probably the surface, which wasn't suitable for the small wheels. Therefore, Djokovic offered his help and lifted the baggage to transport it to a suitable pavement.

The Serbian is the sixth-seeded at the 2022 Paris Masters and in the first round of the event, he got a BYE. However, in the second round of a draw, Diego Schwartzman or Maxime Cressy will await him. Ahead of the event, he said:

“I feel great in this tournament,” Djokovic said in his pre-tournament press conference. “As you mentioned, [I've had] lots of success. [It] always helps to come into the tournament confident and with some good memories, good emotions on the court. [The] past few times that I played here, I won both tournaments... Hopefully I can continue that run."

“I think at this level it's important to have a good feeling on the court and just good memory of coming to a place where you have done well, because tennis is a game of fine margins that decide who is going to take a win in the match,” Djokovic later added. “Oftentimes, how you feel mentally, whether you are fighting with your own demons inside in a good or bad way affects the end result. Here I always felt good.”

“I played Laver Cup, Tel Aviv, and Astana, and I played great, great tennis," Djokovic said. "Generally looking at my past career results indoors, I have had a really good record indoors generally, playing anywhere. I'll make sure to keep going in this way, because I feel good. I have been training the past few days, is another few days to my first match. I think coming back to a place where you have done so well, it always brings back good memories and good feelings on the court.”

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