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World Number one Novak Djokovic recently celebrated his 35th Birthday and was greeted by a special surprise at Roland Garros on Sunday. The organizers of the French Open presented the Serb with a big cake and a unique birthday present. In a video posted by Roland Garros’ Twitter, Djokovic is seen posing for photos with tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, among others. He was elated with his surprise which was a kick scooter.
Djokovic received many wishes on his birthday but one of the most special ones was from women's tennis legend Billie Jean King. She posted, "Happy birthday to 20x Grand Slam men’s singles champion with 1,000 ATP match wins, World No. 1, @DjokerNole!" King wrote in a post. The Djoker replied to all the wishes as he tweeted, "Thank you for the bday wishes!! Big hugs to everyone!"
“I feel I am always in that contention to fight for any Grand Slam trophy,” Djokovic
Before the start of the French Open, Djokovic expressed how he feels he is one of the favourites to win the tournament. While speaking at the pre-tournament press conference he said, “I feel I am always in that contention to fight for any Grand Slam trophy. I believe in my own abilities to get far and to fight for, you know, one of the most prestigious trophies in the world of tennis.”
“As a defending champion of course more so, to believe I can do it again,” he continued. “Reliving the memories from last year is something that obviously gives me goosebumps and motivation to try to replicate that if I can say that.”
