Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena smash Andy and Kim Murray’s couple challenge before world No1 performs stunning trick
NOVAK DJOKOVIC and wife Jelena have taken Andy Murray up on his “hundred volley challenge” while self-isolating because of Covid-19.
Murray, 32, completed 100 consecutive volleys with wife Kim, before calling on his fellow tennis stars to follow suit with their partners.
And the Serbian world No1 did so with aplomb – before even raising the stakes with some outrageous skill.
Jelena, using a kids racket just at Kim had, kept returning the ball admirably, with Djokovic only once having to really stretch to keep it aloft.
But having carved out a career as the very best thanks in no small part to his powers of retrieval – the 32-year-old didn’t struggle to keep the rally alive – despite letting out a tongue-in-cheek cry of anguish.
After the hundredth volley, the 17-time Grand Slam champion launched the ball high into the air… before catching it in his pocket.
The bored star, who has won 18 consecutive matches and three titles this year, asked for Kim and Andy to keep the challenges coming – even referring to the activity as the “funnest part” of his day.
Djokovic’s imperious start to the season had seen him yet to lose a match.
These dominant performances secured titles at the Australian Open and Dubai Tennis Championships – as well as victory for Serbia at the inaugural ATP Cup in Australia.
Having seen Djokovic complete his volley challenge, Murray will hope to one day meet him across the net again on the ATP Tour.
A challenge to all tennis players and fans… The
volley challenge. There was no bickering during the filming of the video
, although I think the last volley was aimed at my head… I can't be the only one that wants to see Rog and Mirka hitting a few balls together…
pic.twitter.com/c0lMnNuSSQ
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) April 9, 2020
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The pair have faced each off 36 times since their first meeting all the way back in 2006 at the Madrid Open.
But they have not locked horns since January 2017, six months prior to Murray’s initial hip injury lay off.
The British hero had been planning to make his latest return from injury at the Miami Masters last month, before the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus.
