Watch: Novak Djokovic fulfils 6-year-old fan’s dream by practicing with him during Serbia Open

Tennis star Novak Djokovic recently fulfilled a six-year-old's dream to practice with him amidst the ongoing the Serbia Open, on Saturday. Djokovic practiced with Kojiro Owaki, a six-year-old tennis player from Japan, during the Serbia Open competition. Owaki flew from Japan to Serbia to meet his idol.

Owaki's social media profiles shared a video of him playing with Djokovic. "Thank you for fulfilling Kojiro’s dream of ‘I want to go to Serbia, where my favourite Djokovic was born," read the caption of the post. The video immediately went viral all over the internet.

Here is the video of the two practising

 

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Novak has dominated the Serbia Open so far. He will now face World No. 26 Karen Khachanov in the semifinals on Saturday.

As quoted by Sports Tiger, Djokovic evaluated his tournament thus far, saying, "Generally I felt better than I did yesterday. Even though I was a set and a break down I felt game-wise that I took it up a level or two."

He also discussed his strategy for Thursday's match against Miomir Kecmanovi, in which he triumphed 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. "I muscled it out, I managed to physically just stay there with my opponent, yesterday and today. I was physically able to get into the position to have the momentum on my side," he said.

Novak Djokovic then discussed his career as a tennis player since going pro in 2003. "Every stage of your career — especially after playing for 20 years on the Tour — has its differences in terms of how you approach things mentally. My life has changed so much over the last 10 years, and my body as well," he said.

In the meantime, the semi-final of the Serbia Open is underway. Djokovic is up against Karen Khachanov in the first semi-final. The final of the tournament will be played on the 24th of April 2022.