As she began cutting, the 24-time Grand Slam champion feigned being nicked by the scissors. The startled youngster looked horrified as the seven-time Wimbledon<\/a> champion grimaced in mock pain. It comes after Novak Djokovic was forced to hand over money after a shocking incident at Wimbledon last year.<\/a><\/p>\n He quickly dissolved into laughter as the girl clutched her chest in shock. Watching on the BBC’s coverage, presenter Clare Balding said: “He’s going to get help from one of the ball girls.<\/p>\n “Oh, that’s funny. He’s joking. He’s joking. Oh, you’re so funny! Poor girl, she was absolutely terrified there.<\/p>\n The ball girl assisted Novak Djokovic by cutting his strapping (Image: BBC)<\/p>\n “Needle work is complete, Tsitsipas has gone off court for a bathroom break, and Djokovic will be hoping very much he can wrap this up in double quick time.”<\/p>\n Djokovic offered an apology for the prank during his post-match on-court interview, saying: “Stefanos went to change, so I had some spare time. I’m sorry if I scared her.”<\/p>\n Djokovic stormed to a 6-3 first-set victory under the roof on Centre Court against a challenging opponent who has dropped from No. 3 to No. 87 in the world rankings, breaking for a 3-1 lead before recovering from 0-40 down on serve to seal the set in just 26 minutes.<\/p>\n The second set proved no more challenging for the seven-time Wimbledon champion, as he raced to a two-set lead in just 63 minutes.<\/p>\n He maintained that dominant form throughout the third set, cruising to a commanding 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory. Djokovic will next face No. 25 seed Arthur Rinderknech in the third round on Friday, as he chases a record 25th Grand Slam singles title.<\/p>\n![\"Novak](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d887ba00-64b3-4aeb-97e8-a3ca0d738b2d.jpg\"\/)
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