Serbian scientists announced the discovery of a new type of insect and decided to name it Novak Djokovic in honor of the tennis champion, due to the small animal’s pleasure in speed and endurance.
The Duvalius Djokovic insect was found inside a cave located on a mountain in western Serbia, Nikola Vezovic, one of the team members who made the discovery, told AFP.
The professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Biology said the organism discovered is “a small, completely blind insect, devoid of the substance that gives color to the skin, while it has long legs and very long antennae”.
