Published 17:44 IST, May 22nd 2020

Novak Djokovic gets a special birthday wish from his favorite football club AC Milan

Tennis icon Novak Djokovic was wished by his favorite football team AC Milan on the occasion of his 33rd birthday on Friday

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vak Djokovic is arguably one of best tennis players of this generation. He has been in prime form in his career in 2020, starting year with successive wins. He h won Australian Open as well as prestigious Wimbledon last season where he h defeated legendary Roger Federer in a match that lasted for more than five hours. Serbian also successfully retained Australian Open title by getting better off Rafael Nal and as he turned a year older on Friday, he h a very special birthday wish.

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'To a great champion': AC Milan

Taking to micro-blogging site, professional Italian football club AC Milan went on to wish tennis icon as he turned 33 on Friday. Aston Villa wished reigning Wimbledon champion on his birthday and also called him a 'Great Champion' and a true 'Rossonero' (Referring to an AC Milan supporter). In im, Serbian tennis sensation can be seen posing in an AC Milan jersey. What makes it even more special is that jersey worn by vak has been autographed by AC Milan players as well.

Meanwhile, all global sporting events have eir been postponed or cancelled. UEFA Euro Cup, as well as Tokyo Olympic Games, have been postponed to summer of 2021 due to coronavirus fear. Apart from se events, French Open 2020 that was originally scheduled to get underway later this month has been postponed to September-October this year while Wimbledon 2020 has been cancelled for first time since World War II. Even ATP and or promotional tennis events have also been cancelled until furr tice. Djokovic who is one of terrific trios in world tennis along with Federer and Nal has 17 Grand Slam titles while his rivals have 20 and 19 respectively. ' Djoker' was hoping to win his maiden Olympic gold medal. His best achievement at showpiece event is a bronze medal finish in 2008 while he h finished fourth and suffered a first-round exit in 2012 and 2016 editions respectively.

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17:44 IST, May 22nd 2020