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LONDON: Novak Djokovic faced a surprise grilling from Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday as the women's world number one gate-crashed his pre-Wimbledon press conference.
Djokovic was being probed by the world's media at the All England Club ahead of the start of the grass-court Grand Slam on Monday when fun-loving Wozniacki took a seat in the interview room and began to fire light-hearted questions at the Serb.
Both players have well-earned reputations as locker room jokers and their 'interview' lasted several minutes to the amusement of the assembled press.
After introducing herself as a reporter for “the Monaco newspaper on Avenue Princess Grace”, Wozniacki asked Australian Open champion Djokovic how he planned to bounce back after the end of his 43-match winning run.
Djokovic, beaten by Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals, replied:
“You know what? I will try to look up to some women players who have been so consistent with their wins, for example like Caroline Wozniacki.
“I don't know if you've heard about her. She's been winning so much. She's become a role model for all of us ATP players. So I'm going to try to look at some of her matches and try to break this losing streak of one.”
When Wozniacki asked who his favourite female player was, Djokovic revealed that the friends are neighbours in Monaco as he said: “I think I already discovered one of my favourite women's players. I just said her name. She's actually my neighbour as well.
“From time to time we have coffee there on the beach and just relax and have lunch or have a jog. She's a really nice girl. She's a great entertainer.”
After more banter, Wozniacki brought an end to their impromptu session with the parting shot: “I cannot even talk anymore. They're pulling me!”
