Chalk flew up – Djokovic ‘fan’ of O’Sullivanpublished at 11:56
There was an unlikely meeting of sporting greats after Novak Djokovic’s win as he spoke to seven-time world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The 48-year-old Englishman was a guest in Djokovic’s player box and the Serb later revealed he was a “fan” and watched O’Sullivan play “when I was a kid”.
“I watch snooker just because of him,” said Djokovic. “Honestly, I watched him play many years ago. My father loved watching snooker, I only watched Ronnie. Whenever he would not play, I would not watch. We just had a meet-up, an interaction for the first time. It was great.
“He was one of the sport greats I used to watch when I was a kid. It was really nice to have him around. Hopefully we’re able to play some snooker because I’m really bad at snooker. I’m okay at pool or billiards, but snooker, I tried it twice, and it’s really, really tough.
“He’s a really, really nice person, nice guy, and very funny.”