Messi watching Djokovic reach Miami Open final made Serb feel ‘pressure’

Qualified for the Novak Djokovic final told of his meeting with Lionel Messi, who came with the family to attend the Florida tournament as a neighbour.

Impossible to play the last two dates of the South American eliminatories due to an injury, Lionel Messi decided to take advantage of his stop to spend quality time with his family in Miami. This weekend, the captain of the Argentine team attended the semifinals of the Miami Open, where along with Antonela Roccuzzo and her three children, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, enjoyed the intense duel between Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov. Before and afte…

Novak Djokovic felt the ‘pressure’ of playing in front of Lionel Messi for first time at Miami Open

What could possibly make the record 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic feel nerves at this stage of his illustrious career? Playing in front of one of his peers from another sport, apparently.

Novak Djokovic will play the grand finale of Miami's Masters 1000 in his semifinal game was under the watch of Lionel Messi and his family. Novak thanked Messi for his presence, although he admitted that he put “a little pressure” on him to achieve the victory. “It was the first time he played in front of him (Messi). I saw him play a few times,” he recalled. “I am obviously delighted that his whole family was there.” The Argentine star, current…

Lionel Messi gets credit as Novak Djokovic moves one win short of career landmark - The Mirror

Lionel Messi took his family to the Hard Rock Stadium to watch Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik triumph in the semi-finals of the men's singles at the Miami Open

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Lionel Messi was in attendance as Novak Djokovic reached the Miami Open final.