Watch: Dream come true moment for Novak Djokovic’s 6-year-old fan

Serbia Tennis player Novak Djokovic fulfilled the dream of a six-year-old by training with the toddler on Saturday. The name of the toddler is Kojiro Owaki, who hails from Japan and flew to Serbia to meet his idol. In this video, the star player exchanged serves from a close distance. The video was shared by the six-year-old on his official Instagram handle. They have thanked Djokovic for fulfilling the dream of the child.

“Thank you for fulfilling Kojiro’s dream of ‘I want to go to Serbia, where my favourite Djokovic was born,” the video captioned

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On the other hand, Novak has been doing well in the Serbia Open and will play World Number 26 player Karen Khachanov in the semifinals on April 23. Ahead of the knockout game, he reflected on his journey in the tournament so far.

“Generally I felt better than I did yesterday. Even though I was a set and a break down I felt game-wise that I took it up a level or two,” ovak said.

The 34-year-old also spoke about his mindset in the fixture against Miomir Kecmanović. The game was played on April 21 and was won by the former by 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The World Number One player said that he managed to physically stay in the game.

“I muscled it out, I managed to physically just stay there with my opponent, yesterday and today. I was physically able to get into the position to have the momentum on my side,” the World Number One player added.

The Belgrade-born player further spoke about his journey, which started after 2003. He said that his life and body has changed over the years.

“Every stage of your career — especially after playing for 20 years on the Tour — has its differences in terms of how you approach things mentally. My life has changed so much over the last 10 years, and my body as well.”