Djokovic shares fun picture of him sumo wrestling, commends wrestlers

Serbian tennis player vak Djokovic, on his Instagram, shared a post where he is seen sumo-wrestling. Alongside what looks like a fun story that he’s trying to tell, Djokovic, referring to sumo wrestlers, said he was experiencing what it feels like to be re with warriors. In his post, he also explained significance of sport in Japan.

vak's wrestling experience

He also shared calorie intake of wrestlers and ded that he doubts if he would ever be able to match that requirement. He also ded that he was able to move guy that he wrestled against ‘by an inch’. Furrmore, he also recalled his sumo wrestling experiences with his far and brors during his childhood. He also recalled following one of wrestlers diligently and while ding a fun element to memory, he asked, rar rhetorically, if he could meet him w and show him how big vak has become.

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Trying wrestling moves

tennis player, while in Japan for  Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, got an opportunity to watch retired professional sumo wrestlers while y were busy with ir morning practice. He also went on to learn and practice some of ir moves himself.

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Talking to a portal, vak jokingly said that he feels that he is short of some kilos and that once he covers that gap, he thinks he would be rey to compete. He also said that he was impressed o see flexibility of wrestlers and mentioned that he did t think it would be easy for m considering ir weight. He furr appreciated m for paying attention to ir joint mobility.  player furr joked and said that he is t going to have wrestling encounter with opponents on court since it is a one-on-one sport.

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Djokovic is currently preparing for ATP 500 tournament. On Monday, he partnered with Filip Krajivic in doubles against Croat Mate Pavic and Brazilian Bru Soares. In singles draw, number one seed's first opponent is Australian player Alexei Popyrin. Djokovic, who returned to court after a shoulder injury, suffered a doubles defeat at Japan Open on Monday. However, he was able to prove his recovery is on track. 

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