“I was not myself anymore,” Novak Djokovic cracks up talking about his ‘room service’ disguise at the Ryder Cup

The Serb was a part of the All-Star Match in the 44th Ryder Cup.

“I was not myself anymore,” Novak Djokovic cracks up talking about his ‘room service’ disguise at the Ryder Cup

Novak Djokovic at the Ryder Cup (Image via Eurosport)

Novak Djokovic had a superb 2023 season. Even at the twilight of his career, the Serb went on to break plenty of records. Nole won seven titles, including three major Grand Slam events. Djokovic also reached the finals of the Wimbledon where he lost in the finals to Carlos Alcaraz.

Recently in an interview with L’equipe, Nole opened up about a funny incident during the Ryder Cup back in September. In the interview, Nole said, 

It took me 1 hour to get ready, with 6-7 people: makeup artists, a hairdresser, a stylist… I was dressed up as the person bringing me room service. We put pillows on my belly to make me bigger. In a nutshell, I was not myself anymore (laughs). And I walked in the team’s room dressed this way, pushing the trolley, ready to serve champagne. When I opened the first bottle, the cork popped, almost hurting my eye before bouncing on the ceiling. I had to look down to not draw attention. At the beginning, no one recognized me.
Djokovic via L’equipe

Team Europe captain of the Ryder Cup, Luke Donald requested Djokovic to keep it as a surprise for everyone. However, the journalists had already come to know about this plan and were questioning him about his arrival. To which Nole said he was there only for playing.

Novak Djokovic’s run at the 2023 Ryder Cup

Djokovic, after winning his 24th Grand Slam in the US Open traded his racket for a golf stick as the Serb was a part of the All-Star Match in the 44th Ryder Cup. Nole teamed up with World’s No.1 golfer with disabilities Kipp Popert, as a part of a team that also included soccer star Gareth Bale. Their team was up against the Formula One driver, Carlos Sainz and G4D golfer Tommaso Perrino.

Novak Djokovic in a recent interview with L'equipe opened up about his funny incident during Ryder Cup during which he dressed up as waiter.
Novak Djokovic (Image via The Independent)

Djokovic’s team won the match 3-1 with a winning shot from Nole, which earned loud cheers from the galleries. Djokovic later on explained that he had never played golf in front of such a large crowd. So going on with this, he had produced a good performance.

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