5 best Novak Djokovic impersonations

Maria Sharapova is one of Djokovic’s favourite players to imitateHe may be World No. 1 and has been at the top of his game for a number of years – and Novak Djokovic has only been getting better. One would expect that a player so wholly committed to and immersed in his craft and improving his skills would be serious and stern, and on court, he is. But when he’s not playing a game, he is anything but.The Serb has a reputation for being a (D)joker on and off the court, and in addition to being one of tennis’ most affable characters, is known to impersonate colleagues, coaches and everyone in between.Here are 5 of his funniest:

#5 Rafael Nadal

Theirs is the most prolific rivalry in the Open Era, second only to the Federer-Djokovic rivalry in terms of matches played. The two have played each other 47 times in the past, with Djokovic narrowly ahead of Nadal with 24 wins over the Spaniard.

The two have played on every surface possible, and given Djokovic’s debilitating  form it is unsurprising that of their last ten matches, it is Djokovic who has won 9 times.

At the 2009 Rome Masters, Rafael Nadal continued his immense run of form at the Internazional BNL d’Italia, having won titles four times in the previous five years. Novak Djokovic was runner-up.

The Serb continued to banter with his rival even after the trophies were presented. Although neither player is Italian, both speak the language, which is arguably easier for Nadal considering Italian’s proximity with his native language, Spanish.

With the post-match interviews conducted in Italian, Djokovic proceeded to mimic Nadal's stance and play before the end of the evening’s proceedings.