Novak Djokovic managed to fool a well-known YouTuber into believing he was a footballer for AC Milan after the tennis icon made an appearance at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony on Monday. The Serbian is known for his playful jokes away from the court and after finding himself among some of football’s biggest names in Paris, the 24-time Grand Slam winner couldn’t resist pretending to be one for the evening.
The 36-year-old decided to make an appearance at the star-studded event in Paris on Monday night, where Lionel Messi is set to collect his eighth Ballon d’Or prize after helping Argentina win the World Cup.
Djokovic is in the French capital for the Paris Masters, where he will go into the tournament at the round of 32 stage. Just days ago, he was spotted in the crowd at the Rugby World Cup final alongside singer Rita Ora watching on as South Africa beat New Zealand at Stade de France.
And during his downtime, the veteran tennis star decided it would be funny to pull a prank on American YouTuber Speed, who appeared to have no clue who Djokovic was when the pair met at the ceremony.
READ MORE Novak Djokovic savages tennis rival after ‘I’m coming for you’ threat[REACTION]
Speed – known from his YouTube channel IShowSpeed – starts off their interaction by saying: “You look so familiar!”, to which Djokovic replies; “I’m… uh… I’m a new star for AC Milan.”
The American then claims to recognise Djokovic from Milan but couldn’t remember his name. And the world No 1 decides to carry on the prank as they continue talking.
“Ah yeah yeah yeah, I know now,” Speed says, before Djokovic goes on: “I haven’t played yet but I’m getting on in the next game.”
The mention of AC Milan might take some by surprise given his Serbian roots with two of Serbia’s biggest clubs – Crvena Zvezda and Partizan – situated in Belgrade, the city of Djokovic’s birth.
- Advert-free experience without interruptions.
- Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.
- Exclusive & Unlimited access to all our content.
DON’T MISS
Djokovic holds talks with ATP CEO as Serb forces hand with players complaining[NEWS]
Novak Djokovic picks surprising practice partner in bid to topple Carlos Alcaraz[INSIGHT]
Djokovic’s funny reaction as he’s caught talking to Rita Ora at Rugby World Cup[RUGBY]
But he is a supporter of the Italian giants after striking up a friendship with former footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who played for the Rossoneri until the end of the last season before his retirement at the age of 41.
“I am friends with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. We often talked about my situation in Australia,” Djokovic said back in 2022.
“He also supported me publicly, which I really appreciate. I’m a Milan fan and we hope to win the Scudetto this year.”
On Tuesday, Djokovic’s attention will turn back to tennis when he finds out his opponent for the Paris Masters. But for one night only, the tennis superstar can bask in the glory of managing to convince someone he was a footballer.
Source: Read Full Article