Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic revealed on Saturday that although he has never met Indian cricketer Virat Kohli in person, they have maintained contact for several years through messages and social media, supporting and admiring each other’s careers.
“We have not met in person, we have texted, we have been in touch for the last few years, following each other, supporting each other, admiring each other’s careers – hopefully I will get a chance to meet him in person & play some tennis, play some cricket – I am also planning to come to India soon so maybe that’s where we can get the link up,” Djokovic said about Kohli.
Djokovic will next compete at Wimbledon, where he has been drawn in the same half as defending champion Jannik Sinner. Taylor Fritz will face Jack Draper in a notable opening-round match.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion, seeded seventh, is seeking to end his Grand Slam title drought after his last major victory at the 2023 US Open. He will begin his campaign against Wu Yibing and could face Stefanos Tsitsipas or Hugo Gaston in the second round, Arthur Rinderknech in the third, Andrey Rublev or Joao Fonseca in the fourth, and third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-finals if he progresses.