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Epoch Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Epoch Times
Djokovic Trades His Racket for Bicycle and Takes Nighttime Ride Around Paris
PARIS—Novak Djokovic traded his racket for a bicycle and swapped the French Open's clay courts for the cobblestone streets of Paris during a nighttime trip around the Arc de Triomphe. 'I have done some bike rides in the past in Paris, but I haven't done one in a while,' the 24-time Grand Slam champion said after his second-round victory over Corentin Moutet in the tournament on Thursday. 'Roland-Garros was kind enough to gift me a bicycle, so I used it yesterday for the first time.'
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
French Open organisers spoil Djokovic's football plans
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his second round match against France's Corentin Moutet REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his second round match against France's Corentin Moutet REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2025 France's Corentin Moutet in action during his second round match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his second round match against France's Corentin Moutet REUTERS/Lisi Niesner French Open organisers turned a deaf ear to Novak Djokovic's hint that the former world number one would rather watch the Champions League final than play in the French Open night session on Saturday. Serbia's Djokovic has been scheduled to play the pick-of-the-day third-round match on Court Philippe Chatrier against Austrian Filip Misolic, starting not before 2015 local time. Paris is set to have an electric atmosphere on Saturday night as Paris St Germain take on Inter Milan in Munich with the kickoff scheduled for 2100 local time. Djokovic had made clear he was interested in watching the game. "It's going to be PSG that I will support. I will definitely watch it if I'm not playing night session. Yeah, that will be nice. FYI, Roland Garros schedule... " Djokovic said with a smile on Thursday. "The fact that there's the Champions League final won't change much for us anyway," tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said earlier on Friday. "We're trying to do our utmost for the tournament. We are very happy with PSG. We're trying to do our job organizing this tournament. 15,000 people will come over here to watch tennis tomorrow. We'll try to give them the best possible match." Djokovic will surely be eager to make it the quickest possible match. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'An adrenaline experience' - Djokovic on bike ride
French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Novak Djokovic had some unusual preparations for his French Open second-round win over Corentin 38-year-old, bidding for a standalone record 25th Grand Slam singles title, was filmed cycling around the Arc du Triomphe the night before his 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-1) Serb was filmed laughing on the chaotic roundabout - which has no marked lanes - while avoiding a white car that braked just in front of later described the bike ride as an "adrenaline experience"."Roland Garros was kind enough to gift me a bicycle, so I used it yesterday for the first time. We were kind of trying our luck a little bit with that roundabout," said Djokovic."To be honest at one point we had cars all over the place. It was quite an adrenaline experience but I don't think I will repeat that. "We were crazy enough to get into that roundabout. It was fun but at one point also a bit dangerous. "It's great to see Paris from the bicycle. I think it's just more fun." Djokovic came to Roland Garros, where he is a three-time champion, on the back of winning his 100th ATP singles title in Geneva last week and maintained his good form against Frenchman only potential blip for Djokovic was a medical timeout for a blister on his left foot midway through a tight third set."It took me almost an hour to deal with the blister and the bleeding that I had," said Djokovic."So they had to use the injections and draw the blood out and then inject something to dry out the blister. So that was not really a pleasant process."But I don't think it's going to be an issue for me to recover. Good thing about Grand Slams [is] you have a day in between."Djokovic plays Filip Misolic on Saturday after the Austrian overcame Canadian 27th seed Denis Shapovalov in a marathon five-set match.
The Star
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Djokovic gets on his bike for adrenaline rush around Paris
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his second round match against France's Corentin Moutet REUTERS/Lisi Niesner PARIS (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic said riding a bicycle around Paris was a little more eventful than his routine victory over home player Corentin Moutet to reach the French Open third round on Thursday. The 38-year-old Serb, bidding for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, barely needed all his gears as he rolled past Moutet 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) and afterwards told reporters that he had spent part of the previous day on two wheels. "I have done some bike rides in the past in Paris, but I haven't done one in a while," he told reporters. "Roland Garros was kind enough to gift me a bicycle, so I used it yesterday for the first time. We were kind of trying our luck a little bit with that roundabout at the Arc de Triomphe. "To be honest at one point we had cars all over the place. It was quite an adrenaline experience, but I don't think I will repeat that. We were crazy enough to get into that roundabout. "It was fun but at one point but also a bit dangerous. It's great. It's great to see Paris from, you know, from the bicycle. I think it's just more fun." Djokovic, who warmed up for the French Open by winning his 100th career title in Geneva, has been untroubled in two rounds so far although he did have to deal with blistered feet. "It took me almost an hour to deal with the blister and the bleeding that I had," he said. "So they had to use the injections and draw the blood out and then inject something to dry out the blister. So that was not really a pleasant process. "But I don't think it's going to be an issue for me to recover. Good thing about slams obviously you have a day in between." Up next for Djokovic is Austrian Filip Misolic. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
Asharq Al-Awsat
3 days ago
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Djokovic Gets on his Bike for Adrenaline Rush Around Paris
Novak Djokovic said riding a bicycle around Paris was a little more eventful than his routine victory over home player Corentin Moutet to reach the French Open third round on Thursday. The 38-year-old Serb, bidding for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, barely needed all his gears as he rolled past Moutet 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) and afterwards told reporters that he had spent part of the previous day on two wheels. "I have done some bike rides in the past in Paris, but I haven't done one in a while," he told reporters. "Roland Garros was kind enough to gift me a bicycle, so I used it yesterday for the first time. We were kind of trying our luck a little bit with that roundabout at the Arc de Triomphe. "To be honest at one point we had cars all over the place. It was quite an adrenaline experience, but I don't think I will repeat that. We were crazy enough to get into that roundabout. "It was fun but at one point but also a bit dangerous. It's great. It's great to see Paris from, you know, from the bicycle. I think it's just more fun." Djokovic, who warmed up for the French Open by winning his 100th career title in Geneva, has been untroubled in two rounds so far although he did have to deal with blistered feet. "It took me almost an hour to deal with the blister and the bleeding that I had," Reuters quoted him as saying. "So they had to use the injections and draw the blood out and then inject something to dry out the blister. So that was not really a pleasant process. "But I don't think it's going to be an issue for me to recover. Good thing about slams obviously you have a day in between." Up next for Djokovic is Austrian Filip Misolic.
