Indian Wells Throwback: Roger Federer’s Special Boy Band Debut Turns Into a Blooper, Thanks to Novak Djokovic

Ever since the current world no. 1, Novak Djokovic broke onto the tennis scene, the history of the sport has been flooded with instances of him playing around with fellow players and the crowd. He once even collaborated with the tennis god and Swiss maestro, Roger Federer to amuse the fans and spectators.

Today we roll back the tape to the 2017 Indian Wells Masters Cup, when Novak Djokovic videobombed Federer’s boy band video and essentially broke the internet.

Roger Federer’s One-Handed Back Hand Boys feat. Novak Djokovic

In 2017, during the Indian Wells Masters Cup, Federer turned up for a light-hearted chat after Australian Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the tournament. Soon after, a video was played where Federer, Tommy Haas, and Grigor Dimitrov were seen singing Hard to Say I’m Sorry, originally written by the band Chicago in the 1980s. The trio is called The One-Handed Back Hand Boys. What makes the video funnier is Novak Djokovic’s cameo, which was more like a video-bomb.

The online world later charged the out-of-tune Serb with ruining the Swiss maestro’s musical masterclass. This is tier-one evidence of why Djokovic is called the “Djoker” fondly.

The Serb in the video can be seen suddenly appearing on the screen without any queue, sitting in an office with his legs on the table. Comically he sings in a heavy baritone and stands up with his arms wide open to imitate an opera singer, complete with the aria.

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The Serb, as his nickname also suggests, is known to be a prankster and loves to have fun on the court. Imitating voices and mannerisms of fellow tennis stars, indulging in banter, and pranking ball boys and girls are among a few things he does to keep the air light. Remember the time when he danced to Gangnam Style?

Novak Djokovic does the horse trot with Ana Ivanovic

Back in 2013, Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic were playing in the Hopman Cup in Perth when PSY’s mega hit “Gangnam Style” came on during the break. Nole, instead of sitting down, stood at the side of the court, beckoning Ivanovic to join her. The former WTA star clearly knew what her countryman was asking of her, and promptly hid behind a towel. Never one to let things go, Djokovic coaxed her to join him. and why? To do the iconic Gangnam Style step!

BELGRADE, SERBIA – JUNE 12: Novak Djokovic of Serbia smiles during a press conference prior to the Adria Tour tennis event on June 12, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)Utterly embarrassed, Ivanovic did a bit of the horse trot move with Djokovic facing her, doing the same. But almost immediately dissolving into laughter, the two went back to their seats soon after. It’s clearly always a fun time around the Serbinator!