Novak Djokovic’s Hilarious Post Sparks Twitter Meme Festival

Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has inspired several Spider-Man-inspired memes after tweeting a picture of himself almost doing the splits during a tennis match on Centre Court.

​Djokovic began his title defence at Wimbledon with a four-set triumph over unheralded Englishman Jack Draper, 19, on Monday.

On Wednesday, he was back for his second round contest against former Wimbledon runner-up South African Kevin Anderson. The Serb smashed him three sets to love – in fact, Centre Court’s greasy surface served up more of a challenge as Djokovic slipped over five times during the match.

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Former tennis player Vishal Uppal, who played Davis Cup for India, has closely monitored Djokovic’s antics over the years. “Djokovic is not just an on-court genius, he is a genius off-court too,” Uppal told Sputnik on Thursday. “Anybody who has seen Djokovic mimicking other players would know that he is a great actor as well. Who could forget his imitation of former Women’s number one Maria Sharapova, which makes me laugh even now.”

Djokovic is a five-time Wimbledon champion and eyeing a hat-trick of titles at SW19.