Crossing or meeting an “idol”, a “star” of the circuit can cause special or even exceptional situations.
This is what happened to Argentinian player Francisco Cerundolo during his participation last season in the Belgrade tournament just before Roland‐Garros.
Quietly installed in the locker room, he then saw Novak Djokovic arrive, and his heart began to accelerate: “I was coming out of a good period with a final in Buenos Aires. Suddenly, I see Nole arrive and there it is true that I felt a little nervous. He was still the world number 1, I had never met him, he was almost at “his place”. Quietly, he came to greet me, saying to me: “Me, it’s Novak”. This amazed me as much as he also warmly congratulated me for my performance in Argentina. I was stunned by this attitude because that’s not always the case in the locker room between the players”
Published on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 09:45
