Indian Wells 2024: ‘Lost’ Stefanos Tsitsipas Submits to Novak Djokovic’s Superiority in an Honest Admission

After witnessing Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas engage in a fierce tennis showdown at this year’s Australian Open, fans were treated to another display of their athletic prowess as the two tennis titans faced off on the soccer field. Amidst the buzz of the Indian Wells tournament, both Djokovic and Tsitsipas were spotted participating in a friendly soccer match.

However, the spotlight shifted when the 25-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas recently revealed his embarrassing experience of playing soccer against the 24-time Grand Slam champion. Let’s take a look at what the 2023 Australian Open finalist has to say about the Serb’s competitiveness on the soccer field.

Stefanos Tsitsipas shares his embarrassing soccer experience against Novak Djokovic 

Before starting his Indian Wells campaign, the world’s number-one-ranked tennis player enjoyed a casual game of soccer. Along with him, there were other players, including Stefanos Tsitsipas. Recently, after winning the first-round tournament against Lucas Pouille, in an interview with Tennis Channel, Tsitsipas opened up about how he felt embarrassed by Djokovic’s scary dominance on the field.

He stated, “Not in position to comment yet on that, I think we have to play a few more matches with Novak. He looked quite relaxed when were playing those and I was not ready to tackle him yet which I’m sure he wouldn’t appreciate if I did not believe that. But we had a sort of some a little bit of feisty competition there going on with the rest of the guys.” 

Along with that, he also said, “I kind of lost myself within the game which is something rare outside of tennis.” But at the same time, he mentioned how he was not ready to tackle Djokovic, as he was far more relaxed than him.

Not only that, but recently both of them together also turned entertainers for fans with their large-hearted gestures. Amid their Indian Wells campaign, both of them showed their playful sides as they posed together for fans.

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Tsitsipas and Djokovic displayed their playful side together 

A photo of them that has been circulating on social media shows the 24-time Grand Slam champion pulling a grocery cart while Stefanos Tsitsipas is seated in it. A fan posted that photo along with a description of how she ran into the two players—who were shopping with their team—while visiting a local Indian Wells grocery store.

Furthermore, she emphasized their kindness and graciousness, as evidenced by their team’s request for her to take group photos with them following her earlier pictures with the Serbian tennis star.  Even after having a competition on the tennis court, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Djokovic’s bond outside of the tennis arena is amazing.

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