Aryna Sabalenka Tells Novak Djokovic to Stop Copying Her Style After Serb Shares Joyful Family Moments in Paris

Novak Djokovic‘s 2026 French Open campaign ended in a disappointing fashion. In spite of leading two sets to love in the third round, he couldn’t capitalize on it and ended up losing the match in five sets to rising star Joao Fonseca. And this was the first time since 2009 that the Serb failed to reach the fourth round of this tournament.

But off the court, he made the most of his time spent with his family. On Wednesday (June 10), Djokovic took to Instagram to share quite a few pictures from his trip. These pictures include him strolling through the Parisian streets with his son Stefan and daughter Tara, playing arcade games with them, and also working out in the gym.

There were also clips of Djokovic jogging with Stefan and dancing with Tara. And then there were pictures from his on-court interviews and press conferences.

But the first picture in the carousel was a duck face selfie of the 24-time Major champion. And this grabbed the attention of Aryna Sabalenka, who playfully told the 39-year-old to stop copying her style.

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“First one is more like Saby style pic Stop copying me,” Sabalenka wrote in the comment section, before adding,”@djokernole I need your help to get to my Djokovic era on court“.

sabalenka please😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DMKzxPJHNy

— ًᵗᵒ (@tosports13) June 10, 2026

Sabalenka has not yet reached a semifinal since she completed the Sunshine Double by beating Elena Rybakina in Indian Wells and later Coco Gauff in Miami. In Madrid, then, Hailey Baptiste ended her title defense in the quarterfinals, and then Sorana Cirstea eliminated her in the Italian Open third round.

The World No.1 was completely heartbroken when Diana Shnaider downed her in the quarterfinals of the French Open. She was so downhearted that she told the press afterward that she had “no thoughts, no emotions. Just want to quit tennis right now.” But one can tell that she has recovered her spirits, as she has started her practice session for the grass swing.

🌿🌿🌿 pic.twitter.com/CSso37Irtx

— News Aryna Sabalenka (@Sabanewsss) June 10, 2026

Sabalenka will next be competing at the Berlin Open, the main draw of which is set to start on June 15. The Belarusian ace, winner of 24 singles titles, has played two finals on grass and lost them. At Wimbledon, she is a three-time semifinalist.

John McEnroe shares if he thinks Novak Djokovic can win his 25th Major at the French Open

Novak Djokovic has not competed in any warm-up events before Wimbledon since 2022 and is expected not to feature in those events this year as well. In 2022, he clinched a four-set win over Nick Kyrgios in the final, winning his seventh title at the grass-court Major.

Djokovic played the finals in 2023 and 2024, losing both times to Carlos Alcaraz. And last year, eventual champion Jannik Sinner ended his campaign in the semifinals.

Djokovic finished as the runner-up in this year’s Australian Open. And although he was not expected to end his Major title drought in Paris, he will be a heavy favorite to win the Wimbledon title. John McEnroe gave his take on whether he thinks this year’s Wimbledon is the last chance for Nole to lift his historic 25th Major.

He knows how to play on it [grass] almost better than anyone, and there are not many players that are comfortable on it. Also, the points are shorter. He is 39 now. At some point, it seemed like he was going pretty well, but the heat got to him a bit. There’s no question about that. But he still looks in great shape. He can’t be quite as quick; his endurance is a little bit less, so this seems to be his best chance to me for sure.

John McEnroe said on TNT Sports

Wimbledon starts on June 29. Alcaraz won’t be playing because of a wrist injury.

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