La divertissante anecdote de Djokovic avec Sinner: "J'ai commis une erreur avec lui"

Novak Djokovic left one of the most amusing anecdotes of recent days during an event held in the United States. The Serbian, who shared the stage with the comedian Marcello Hernández, recalled with laughter how, years ago, he spent time advising a young Jannik Sinner... before the Italian ended up becoming one of his great executioners on the Wimbledon grass.

The relationship between the two has always been marked by mutual respect. Djokovic has praised the current world number one's potential on numerous occasions, while Sinner has never hidden the admiration he felt for the Serbian during his early years as a professional. However, the Italian's recent dominance over "Nole" has given a very different twist to that story.

Djokovic acknowledges giving accurate advice to Sinner years ago

During the conversation, Djokovic recalled a training session in which he decided to share with Sinner everything he had observed about his tennis, convinced that he could help him in his progression.

"I gave him the whole summary of everything I noticed on the court: his weaknesses, his strengths, the things he had to work on... And then, for the next three years, he beat me at Wimbledon every damn year. So maybe I made a mistake, I don't know!", he joked amid the audience's laughter.

The Serbian's joke refers to Sinner's spectacular evolution, which has ended up making him one of the most dominant players on the circuit and has managed to defeat Djokovic at the British Grand Slam consecutively during the last editions.

True to his style, Djokovic resorted to humor to illustrate how the pupil ended up surpassing the master. An anecdote that, besides eliciting laughter from the audience, once again highlighted the excellent relationship between two of the great protagonists of current tennis, united by a mutual admiration that remains intact despite the tough battles they have fought on the courts.

Novak Djokovic talking about giving advice to Jannik Sinner (while in a tub with Marcello Hernandez? 😭😭😭)

🐐: “-so I gave him all the spill of everything I noticed on the court: his weaknesses, his strengths, things he has to work on, and then, the next 3 years, he beats me… pic.twitter.com/YFi6XHP4HC

— jannik sinner files (@jannik_files) July 19, 2026