Stefan, the lovely son of Novak Djokovic, gave a charming version of his father’s overhead smash on Saturday, July 6, during the Serbs’ match against Alexei Popyrin in the third round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Jelena, Djokovic’s wife, was also thrilled with her husband’s shot and showed her excitement alongside their son.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner faced off against Popyrin to advance to the grasscourt Major’s fourth round. Throughout the match, Popyrin applied pressure to the 37-year-old, winning the first set 6-4. To regain control of the match, the world No. 2 elevated his game and won the second and third sets.
In the fourth set, the pair played a tight tiebreak in which the Serb won big with an overhead smash to take a critical 4-2 lead. Families were thrilled with Novak Djokovic’s performance; his wife Jelena excitedly shouted and his kid Stefan imitated his shot.
Novak Djokovic’s son, Stefan, imitating his dad’s overhead smash 😂
Too adorable. ❤️
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 6, 2024
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
WWLWWWWWWW Ranked world no.2, Djokovic has managed to achieve a composed 21-6 win-loss record in 2024. Djokovic is playing at the moment in Wimbledon where he overcame the world no.123 Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-2 6-2, the world no.277 Jacob Fearnley 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5 and the world no.47 Alexei Popyrin 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3).
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.15 Holger Rune in the 4th round. Their head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic.
Djokovic won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to play next in Montreal (National Bank Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 5th of August.
