Novak Djokovic bent down with his white towel and tried to dry the soaked grass. He also waved the towel over the grass like a fan
Djokovic, who has won the Wimbledon title seven times, was playing in the opening match of this year’s tournament on Centre Court — the traditional spot for the defending men’s champion at the All England Club.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“I normally come out with rackets, not with towels,” said the 36-year-old Serb, seeded No. 2 at the tournament. “But it was fun to do something different, a little bit of a strange feeling but hopefully you guys liked it.” At one point, Djokovic looked up to his box and joked: ” Yes, blow, blow. Blow the air. We need everybody’s help.”
Eventually, a worker with a leaf blower emerged. The crowd cheered, and so did Djokovic. Then more workers made their way onto the hallowed lawn on Centre Court, walking up and down with the hand-held air blowers.
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