"Now I know the secret to that serve" - Novak Djokovic reacts to Nick Kyrgios' poster for 'The Big Smash’ protein shake, Aussie hilariously responds

Novak Djokovic recently had a humorous reaction to seeing Nick Kyrgios' poster for 'The Big Smash' protein shake and joked about understanding where the Aussie gets his power from, particularly in his serve. Kyrgios, in turn, had a hilarious response to the Serb's comment.

Djokovic is currently in New York to compete in the 2024 US Open, where he will be aiming to secure his first Grand Slam title of the season, his fifth New York Slam title, and his 25th Grand Slam title overall.

The former World No.1 will be entering the last Grand Slam tournament of the season on the back of a runners-up finish at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost the title to Carlos Alcaraz in the final and a gold medal finish at the Paris Olympics, where he triumphed over Alcaraz in the final.

Novak Djokovic is seeded second in this year's US Open and will commence his campaign at Flushing Meadows by facing qualifier Radu Albot in the first round.

Recently, the 24-time Grand Slam champion took to social media to share a photo of Nick Kyrgios' poster for 'The Big Smash' protein shake at a Joe & The Juice shop. The Aussie had partnered with the Danish chain of juice bars and coffee shops to introduce a low-sugar, plant-protein-packed pink smoothie.

Djokovic joked that after seeing the poster, he now understood the source of Kyrgios' serve power.

"Now I know the secret to that serve of yours, @NickKyrgios…" the Serb posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Nick Kyrgios also responded to the Serb's comment, hilariously suggesting that if the former World No.1 knew the secret behind his serve, he should then teach him the secrets for the rest of the game.

"Haha now show me your secrets for the rest of the game," Kyrgios wrote.

"Novak Djokovic is the best athlete in the world" - Nick Kyrgios

Novak Djokovc (L) & Nick Kyrgios (R) [Source: Getty]

Earlier this year, speaking at the "What Now? with Trevor Noah" podcast, Nick Kyrgios stated that Novak Djokovic is the best athlete in the world because of his unparalleled ability to adapt.

"I think Novak is the best athlete in the world because his ability to adapt is like no other. Every other athlete in the world knows when they're going to start, they know when they're going to finish. They know how many games are going to be played," Kyrgios said .

Kyrgios highlighted Djokovic's remarkable capacity to adjust to varying continents, countries, cultures, foods, and time zones, describing it as both incredible and commendable.

"Whereas Novak, he’s going to go to Asia, different time zone, different food, different diet, and then he goes to Europe and then different food again, different time zone, doesn’t know when he’s going to play and then America and then Australia. How does this guy adapt to every single scenario, put in front of him and still come out the best? It’s incredible," Kyrgios added .

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic have faced each other thrice on the ATP Tour with the Aussie winning two out of those three encounters.

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