With the title prime of thoughts of his twenty fifth Grand Slam single, Novak Djokovic took his expertise to the baseball mound on Thursday night time.
He dumped the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium earlier than the New York Yankees confronted the Boston Pink Sox. Djokovic wore white sleeves on his proper arm when he delivered the pitch to Yankees catcher Austin Wells.
Djokovic’s pitch reached the plate however hit the dust simply earlier than Wells managed it.
Novak Djokovic will abandon the primary pitch at Yankee Stadium! pic.twitter.com/cvpznusxfk
-MLB (@MLB) August 22, 2025
Djokovic additionally posed with shortstop Anthony Volpe and Wells whereas he was within the Diamonds, Yankees star Choose Aaron. He gave the decide a tennis racket, and the decide provided an autographed baseball bat in return.
Djokovic, a local of Serbia, is within the Large Apple, the US Open, which begins Sunday on the USTA Nationwide Tennis Centre. No. 7 seed Djokovic faces learner Tien on his first day at Arthur Ash Stadium.
The 38-year-old has received 4 US Open titles. His last got here in 2023 when he tied the Margaret Court docket document for probably the most Grand Slam singles title.
