{"id":35248,"date":"2025-03-23T01:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T01:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35248"},"modified":"2025-03-23T01:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T01:39:56","slug":"watch-novak-djokovic-melts-hearts-with-wholesome-gesture-to-special-paris-olympics-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35248","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Novak Djokovic melts hearts with wholesome gesture to special Paris Olympics photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Novak Djokovic recently had a wholesome interaction with the photographer who clicked the iconic pictures of the Serb celebrating his Paris Olympics triumph. The tennis legend also made a special request to the photographer, making his moment even more memorable.<\/p>\n

Djokovic is currently at the 2025 Miami Open, where he is the fourth seed which meant he received a bye into the second round. He kicked off his campaign in style, defeating Rinky Hijikata 6-0, 7-6(1) on Friday. However, the intensity aspect of tennis was given rest following the Serb’s victory as he got to meet that fan who captured moments from one of the most important moments of his career.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old finally achieved the elusive Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he met his much younger rival\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz\u00a0in a blockbuster clash. In a match that surpassed the already high expectations, the Serb clinched a hard-fought 7-6(3), 7-6(2) win.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic met with Matt Fitzgerald, who was a photographer\u00a0<\/em>at the Paris Olympics final. Fitzgerald gifted the 24-time major champion a collection of photos from his Olympic match, including his celebration, leaving an expression of happiness on\u00a0Djokovic’s face. He returned his kind gesture by asking him to sign a photo of him celebrating with his family and also clicked a picture and gave him an autograph.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video of the wholesome interaction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tennis Channel\u00a0<\/em>posted the picture of the photographer with Djokovic on Instagram and captioned:<\/p>\n

“Novak took time out of his busy post-match schedule for our colleague who photographed the Serb\u2019s iconic Gold Medal match in Paris.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n