{"id":468645,"date":"2026-02-09T14:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/468645\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:44:09","slug":"novak-djokovic-delivers-once-in-a-lifetime-moment-to-ilia-malinin-at-winter-olympics-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/468645\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic delivers \u2018once-in-a-lifetime moment\u2019 to Ilia Malinin at Winter Olympics | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATP Tour
\n Djokovic delivers \u2018once-in-a-lifetime moment\u2019 at Winter Olympics<\/p>\n

Serbian spends Sunday evening watching Ilia Malinin win figure skating gold for US<\/p>\n

February 09, 2026<\/p>\n

\"Novak<\/p>\n

Phil Walter\/Elsa\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic watched Ilia Malinin at the Winter Olympics on Sunday evening in Milano Cortina.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic<\/a> is no stranger to excellence, and on Sunday evening he found himself appreciating it from a different perspective.<\/p>\n

Just seven days after reaching his 11th Australian Open<\/a> final, where he fell to World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, the 38-year-old Serbian attended the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cATP\"\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Djokovic, sitting alongside his wife Jelena, was visibly captivated by 21-year-old phenom Ilia Malinin after he had helped the United States to Olympic gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did see Djokovic, it\u2019s so unreal,\u201d Malinin said after his skate. \u201cI heard that after I landed my backflip, he had his hands over his head. That\u2019s incredible. That\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime moment: Seeing a famous tennis player watching my performance\u2026 I\u2019m absolutely blown away.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Olympic Games hold special meaning for Djokovic. In Paris in 2024, he completed one of the final missing pieces of his resume, defeating Lexus ATP Head2Head rivals Rafael Nadal<\/a> and Alcaraz en route to his first gold medal. It was a victory he has since called one of the most important of his illustrious career.<\/p>\n

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