Don't, Joker! Novak Djokovic Tries His Luck Against Sumo Wrestler & It Is A Complete Mismatch

Novak Djokovic is probably the liveliest of characters in tennis - he is always animated and doesn't shy away from having a bit of fun, on the court or otherwise.

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The 16-time Grand Slam winner doesn't miss an opportunity to give himself some good time off the court, and he has again proven to be a winner after getting in on the act with sumo wrestlers in Japan.

The 32-year-old Serb, who is in Tokyo to play in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, visited a traditional dohyo or a sumo ring to watch the wrestlers during their morning practice before unsuccessfully attempting to make one of them budge.

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¡°I felt I¡¯m out of shape (for sumo) a little bit ... with a few more kilos, I¡¯ll be ready to compete. Probably three times as much as I have right now would be the right measurement for me to compete,¡± Djokovic told the ATP website.

¡°It¡¯s quite impressive to see also how flexible they are ... I didn¡¯t think that they were that flexible considering it¡¯s a heavyweight sport.

¡°But I see that they are paying a lot of attention to the mobility of their joints ... which is of course what allows them to move around as agile as possible at their weight.¡±

After having a bit of fun, Djokovic is back in action and will face Australian Alexei Popyrin in the first round on Tuesday.