Novak Djokovic's nine-year-old son idolises tennis star who dated Serena Williams
Novak Djokovic has revealed who his son's favourite player is.
Novak Djokovic has revealed that his son Stefano, 9, is very fond of Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. The world No. 1 revealed earlier this week that his rival is the talk of his house at the moment due to his fashion choices.
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Whilst on the ATP tour, several stars participated in a Q&A session where they could ask each other questions. Djokovic was among those to participate, and he had a question about Dimitrov’s noticeable affinity towards Van Cleef bracelets.
The Serbian asked: “Alright Grigor, we know that you are a great fan of the Van Cleef bracelets. How many of those you got?”
Dimitrov then smiled and cheekily replied: “Novak, more than you can put on your wrist, man. I am a big fan of the Van Cleefs.” Djokovic laughed before remembering that he needed to inform his rival of the stir that he has caused in his family home as a result of the accessories.
The 36-year-old said: “Oh, by the way, my son asked to get one and I said no you're not going to wear a Van Cleef bracelet at nine years old. He's like but then why 'Dimitrov is wearing?' So just to let you know, you've been the talk of the house.”
Dimitrov laughed at the idea of Stefano Djokovic’s request as the Q&A session continued, with the world No. 10 going on to talk in-depth about his life away from the court and what he enjoys aside from tennis.
Dimitrov has shared numerous pictures of his travels around the world when he is not competing, with his partners in years gone by featuring in some snaps of the tennis superstar. The 32-year-old has dated several high-profile celebrities, including Nicole Scherzinger and Serena Williams.
It was rumoured that Dimitrov dated the latter for under a year whilst they were both under the tutelage of coach Patrick Mouratoglou. He then split from Williams and began courting Maria Sharapova, before a feud reportedly went on to develop between the pair - with the female tennis stars subtly taking aim at one another in press conferences.
In one instance, Sharapova hit out at Williams after being labelled ‘boring’, saying: “She should be talking about her accomplishments, her achievements, rather than everything else that’s just getting attention and controversy."
