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Novak Djokovic Reunites with Ball Girl After Playful Wimbledon Prank<\/strong><\/p>\n In a heartwarming moment, tennis star Novak Djokovic met the young ball girl he playfully startled during his second-round match at Wimbledon against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Ahead of his quarter-final showdown with Canada\u2019s Felix Auger-Aliassime, Djokovic’s sweet encounter with the ball girl has captured the hearts of fans.<\/p>\n After the match, Djokovic took the time to find the ball girl backstage. He apologized for the scare he gave her during the game and handed her a signed cap as a token of goodwill. This gesture was his way of making amends for a light-hearted prank that had gone viral.<\/p>\n During the match with Tsitsipas, Djokovic humorously asked the nearby ball girl for scissors to trim some tape off his shoulder. Once she made the cut, he pretended to react in pain, clutching his shoulder. The girl looked shocked, but he quickly broke into laughter to assure her it was just a joke. The Centre Court audience joined in the laughter, and the playful moment soon spread across social media.<\/p>\n A Joyful Reunion<\/strong><\/p>\n A few days later, Wimbledon released footage of Djokovic and the ball girl\u2019s reunion. <\/p>\n \u201cSorry about the scare the other day,\u201d Djokovic said with a warm smile.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be sorry at all! I found it really funny,\u201d the ball girl replied, bringing a smile to Djokovic\u2019s face.<\/p>\n He then explained, \u201cThat\u2019s just my Serbian sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n The girl confessed that she had been plotting how to get back at him for the prank but decided against it in case it didn\u2019t go well. \u201cI thought it might be embarrassing!\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n Djokovic appreciated her playful spirit and took out a Wimbledon cap from his bag, signing it for her. \u201cYou did a great job,\u201d he praised her as he gave her the gift.<\/p>\n The two posed for photos together, marking a sweet conclusion to one of the tournament’s most talked-about moments off the court.<\/p>\n As Djokovic continues his impressive run at Wimbledon, the 24-time Grand Slam champion aims for a record-extending 25th major title and his eighth Wimbledon crown. At 39 years old, he continues to demonstrate why he remains a favorite in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Novak Djokovic Reunites with Ball Girl After Playful Wimbledon Prank In a heartwarming moment, tennis star Novak Djokovic met the young ball girl he playfully startled during his second-round match at Wimbledon against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Ahead of his quarter-final showdown with Canada\u2019s Felix Auger-Aliassime, Djokovic’s sweet encounter with the ball girl has captured the hearts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[5385,48531,3426],"class_list":["post-36742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-novak-djokovic-ball-girl","tag-wimbledon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}