Novak Djokovic goes viral after Wimbledon marriage proposal
Novak Djokovic has asked a pair of fans for an invitation to their wedding after a man got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend during the Serbian's first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday.
Djokovic, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, saw the proposal during a break in play and gave the couple the thumbs-up before telling them: 'I want an invitation to the wedding.'
The couple gave him the thumbs-up back from the stands.
The incident has since gone viral, attracting tens of thousands of views online.
'He is such a sweet man,' one person wrote on Wimbledon's official Instagram post.
'I hope he gets one and goes, it would be awesome,' another said.
"I want an invitation for the wedding." 💌@DjokerNole congratulates the newly engaged couple on Centre Court and wants to attend their wedding 😅💍 pic.twitter.com/loOGjvKAkM
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2026
Novak Djokovic gave two fans the thumbs up after a marriage proposal during his first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday
The couple responded to Djokovic's request for an invitation to their wedding
'Djokovic asking for a wedding invite is peak Novak,' a third person wrote.
Not all fans were complimentary of the couple, with some suggesting the man could have proposed in a more private way without taking attention away from the match.
'The weird couple making the match about them… arrogant and narcissistic,' one person wrote.
'Always seeking for attention,' another person wrote.
'Forget them, concentrate on the match,' a third person wrote.
Wedding proposals are common at big sporting events.
A memorable incident involving Steffi Graf occurred in 1996, five years before she married Andre Agassi.
She was proposed to by a fan at Wimbledon, to which she asked: 'How much money do you have?'
The 24-time Grand Slam winner had a running battle with the crowd during his first-round win
Sir David Beckham watched on as Djokovic won through to the second round
Djokovic was tested by China's Wu Yibing, before winning in four sets
Djokovic himself had a marriage proposal from a fan at the 2025 Australian Open.
The fan yelled out 'marry me, Novak' to which he replied: 'Sorry, mate, I have a wife. We can have a drink, though.'
Djokovic has been married to Jelena since 2014, with whom he has two children, Stefan and Tara.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion beat China's Wu Yibing in the first round 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to set up an encounter with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
After the match, which was watched by Sir David Beckham, Djokovic was interviewed on Centre Court and said it 'didn't feel like a first-round match'.
'It felt really challenging for me today. Wu deserves a huge round of applause for his performance,' he said.
'He put me under a lot of pressure, I never faced him before, I knew he loves hitting the ball flat and aggressively from the back of the court, but he definitely surprised me with the level of every shot in his game. At some point, he didn't have a weakness.
'It's lucky he missed that overhead on break point, I probably should have lost that fourth set, he had lots of break points. On this surface, this kind of match is decided in a few shots and thankfully I have experience of the last 20-plus years.'
Djokovic was booed as he played an imaginary violin with his racquet at the end of the match as Wu left to an ear-splitting ovation.
The Grand Slam legend, 39, is trying to become the oldest Wimbledon men's singles champion since the Open era began in 1968. Roger Federer was 35 when he defeated Marin Cilic in straight sets in 2017.
"What I will never do is give up" – Kimmich rules out international retirement after Germany's World Cup exit
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Germany captain Joshua Kimmich is not considering retiring from international football after Monday's heartbreaking World Cup exit to Paraguay.
"I'll always have the determination to make another attempt. What I will never do is give up," Kimmich told MagentaTV after the match.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 31-year-old, who was also part of the squads that crashed out in the group stage at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, converted his penalty in the shootout. However, it wasn't enough to prevent another disappointing tournament exit.
"I grew up in Germany watching the national team on television, and it always seemed to be the semifinals or the final. Of course, you want to give today's children, the people, and this generation that same experience. The fact is, we weren't able to give the people back home that," Kimmich said.
According to Kimmich, everyone in the team must take full responsibility for the latest failure.
“It's a real shame, especially at a time when it would do us so much good to have something in Germany we can be proud of. Unfortunately, the national team isn't that right now, and we all share responsibility for it,” he said.
"We have to take responsibility – no one can distance themselves from it. We have to own it, because we, the players who were on the pitch, are the ones who messed it up."
Taylor Swift won over Kelce's skeptical friend in backstage encounter
Taylor Swift won over another new fan in Travis Kelce's friend Taylor Lewan, days before the American power couple are expected to get married at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Swift joined Kelce last week for his annual 'Tight End University' - an event he helps plan for practice and networking with players who play in the position where the Kansas City Chiefs star made his name.
Swift has sprinkled some stardust over the last two events with a brief performance at the concert they host each year and this time, ex-NFL man turned podcast host Lewan got to witness Swift preparing to perform backstage.
Speaking on his popular Bussin' With The Boys podcast, Lewan explained: 'I'll just tell you this, dude - I was kind of into her music when I was younger. I haven't been super into it since then. It is just not my genre.
'The girl is incredible. What a performer. We are sitting backstage for a moment and she's about to go out. She's got a cluster, she's got a gaggle of individuals with her. But she's in the back before she walks out and you can see her just getting in the zone.
'I remember just looking at her being like "it is so cool that somebody who is as successful as she is, as famous as she is, she just handles her business the correct way at all times".
Taylor Swift stunned fans with a surprise performance at Travis Kelce's Tight End University
Swift joined Travis Kelce (left) alongside Claire Kittle, George Kittle, Greg Olsen and Talbot Olsen (L-R) at the opening event of Tight End University on Monday
Bussin' With The Boys host Taylor Lewan was impressed by Swift's performance last week
'And for her to sit back, get in the zone and go out and put on a performance, whether it was three minutes or five minutes, it was a very short amount of time, but the pop from the crowd... everybody in that moment felt like she was singing individually to them. And I thought that was just awesome.'
Swift joined Lainey Wilson on the stage to perform her hit 'Love Story' and dedicated it to Kelce's friend and rival tight end George Kittle, who plays for San Francisco 49ers.
'She probably misses ball!' Lewan joked about the lengthy NFL offseason. 'She misses ball a little bit, dude! But she was awesome. It was just really cool to watch people who are outliers in their craft perform.
'And I thought she is clearly that, the biggest superstar in the world. It is just awesome to see all that going down, all while our boy Trav is just bobbing around, stoked to kind of like be there.'
Swift and Kelce are expected to tie the knot this weekend in New York at the city's most iconic venue.
There were people in the industry who wondered if their plans to marry at MSG were a high-profile decoy but Daily Mail earlier this week shared pictures of equipment getting loaded into the venue, seemingly in preparation for the big day.
It remains to be seen if Lewan is going. He has known Kelce for around 10 years but the guestlist has been kept quiet and those attending have been sworn to secrecy.
And if, as Lewan suggested, Swift is missing football then she doesn't have too much longer to wait.
Kelce's Chiefs team start the season with a Monday Night Football showdown against AFC West rivals Denver Broncos on September 14 at Arrowhead Stadium.
