Among the best tennis gamers of all time, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic managed so as to add a cricketing twist as a part of a charity tennis match on the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne referred to as ‘A Night with Novak and Friends.’

Steven Smith together with another athletes got here in to hitch the charity occasion the place the Australian batter performed some cricket with Djokovic. The Serbian tennis legend got here in to bowl to start out off with Smith smacking a couple of to the crowds.

Jackson Warne, the son of the late nice Shane Warne additionally got here in as a part of the occasion the place he bowled a few deliveries to Novak as properly.

Steven Smith then stepped up with the tennis racquet to play with Djokovic the place that they had a few rallies adopted by Jackson Warne as properly to conclude the occasion.

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The defending Australian Open champion within the Men’s singles division, Djokovic took half within the two-hour occasion for charity forward of his subsequent draw within the match.

The Serbian took on Stefanos Tsitsipas the place he managed to simply safe the primary set with not an excessive amount of problem successful 6 recreation factors to a few. After the primary set, Djokovic was additionally seen having some enjoyable sitting on the chair umpire’s seat as properly giving the viewers a humorous second to look again to.

In the second set, the sport switched to combined doubles the place Djokovic was partnered with the reigning Australian Open champion within the ladies’s division, Aryna Sabalenka whereas Tsitsipas was with Maria Sakkari.

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The 2022 Commonwealth Games all-around and vault champion, Georgia Godwin additionally made an look as she examined the flexibleness of Novak Djokovic as properly which gave the crowds amusing.

With the set tied at 2-2, Djokovic and Tsitsipas have been taking part in a tie-breaker the place the sport featured the Australian wheelchair Tennis champion, Heath Davidson, the reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion.

Djokovic himself received on a wheelchair the place he partnered with a boy whereas Davidson and Sakkari teamed up in opposition to the Serbian legend. Tsitsipas’s aspect took the lead with 4 factors to Djokovic’s two factors after which the sport modified with Tsitipas again in with Davidson whereas the teen partnered with Sabalenka.

The Serbian legend additionally performed some basketball as properly in the course of the charity occasion the place he partnered with Australia’s National Basketball League star, Alan T Williams.

Djokovic even tried to aim a slam dunk with Williams helping him throughout this as properly.

Another notable Australian athlete that featured was the two-time Olympic middle-distance runner, Peter Bol. He partnered with to attempt some coaching drills which the runners have been via as properly.