She wants to help: Natalia Guitler is a footvolley icon and has been proclaimed “Queen of the Beach” several times by the world association.
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Apprentice: Djokovic can’t wait to get started. “I’m ready to learn from the best,” he writes on Instagram.
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In tennis, Novak Djokovic indicates that he should be the measure of all things in 2021. At the ATP Cup in Melbourne, the Serb convinces again in the game against Denis Shapovalov and in doubles with his ability and above all his irrepressible will to win.
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But Djokovic doesn’t shine everywhere. The world number 1 reports on Instagram about a trip to the beach. He tries footvolley, a mixture of soccer and beach volleyball – and embarrasses himself.
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Stars like Evra and Kaka make fun of themselves
In the video, which has already been viewed over 1.6 million times, Djokovic ends up head first on the net. «That was an attempt to do something similar to Natalia Guitler or Ronaldinho. Obviously it didn’t work, ”writes the 33-year-old.
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He has the laughs on his side. Stars like Thiago Silva, Patrice Evra, Denilson, Patrick Kluivert or Kaka report and have fun. And also Natalia Guitler.
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Guitler is world champion and officially «Queen of the Beach»
The Brazilian is an absolute luminary in footvolley. She has twice been proclaimed “Queen of the Beach” by the World Federation and is also world champion. She writes about Djokovic’s attempt: “I bet you’ll be a professional footvolley player in a month!”
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With your help? “I am ready to learn from the best,” writes Djokovic. And she tries to get straight to the point: “When do we start our game?” The beach queen wants to make the Djoker legs.
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Guitler was once a tennis professional
By the way: Guitler can probably tennis better than Djokovic can footvolley. She was once a tennis professional herself, made it to 454th place in the world rankings in 2009 and also makes a name for herself on Instagram with tennis trickshots.
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But she only made her breakthrough as a footvolley player. In this role, Guitler is a sought-after ambassador for sponsors and has already played with Neymar. (sme)
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Wawrinka waves in the round of 16 Djokovic hit
The draw of the Australian Open provides exciting tasks for the Swiss tennis cracks present in Melbourne. Stan Wawrinka (35, ATP 18) meets the Portuguese Pedro Sousa (32, ATP 108) in the first round. A first cracker could follow in the 3rd round if Stan can meet Milos Raonic (30, ATP 15). And then the Romand beckons a round of 16 hit with Novak Djokovic (33, ATP 1). Henri Laaksonen (28, ATP 136) meanwhile starts against the Italian Salvatore Caruso (28, ATP 76). For women, draws Jil Teichmann (23, WTA 57) a tough lot, meets American Cori Gauff (16, WTA 48) in the first round. Belinda Bencic (23, WTA 11) also competes against an American in her starting match. She meets Lauren Davis (27, WTA 75). The tournament starts on Monday.