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Novak Djokovic has won over 400 Grand Slam matches and has 24 major tournament titles to his name.
But the tennis legend reacted to his first-round win over France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Roland-Garros, otherwise known as the French Open, with the joy of a player winning for the first time.
The third-seeded Djokovic dispatched unranked Perricard in four sets and did some combination of a shimmy and sashay to celebrate:
Djokovic didn’t stop there, as the official Roland-Garros account on X posted a video of him dancing in a stairwell. “Check this out,” he says in the video. “Woo! Woo! You can’t beat that, Aryna. I challenge you.”
Djokovic was referring to Aryna Sabalenka, his close friend and the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world.
Sabalenka has yet to respond to Djokovic’s dance challenge, but her TikTok activity never disappoints, so it’s likely a matter of time before she one-ups him.
Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic play mixed-doubles together during a charity event on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on January 11, 2024 ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship starting on January 14. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)
Sabalenka is slated to open her 2026 French Open run against unranked Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday. While she has won the Australian Open and US Open twice apiece, she has yet to capture a French Open or Wimbledon title. She lost to Coco Gauff in the final last year.
Djokovic has three career victories at Roland-Garros, most recently beating Casper Ruud in three sets in 2023. He’ll face Frenchman Valentin Royer in the second round on Wednesday.
Djokovic might be dancing all around Roland-Garros out of relief that he won’t have to play Carlos Alcaraz in Paris this year. Alcaraz, the two-time defending French Open champion, is recovering from a wrist injury. He defeated Djokovic to win the 2026 Australian Open on Feb. 1, and he defeated Djokovic to win Wimbledon in 2023 and 2024.
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But the tennis legend reacted to his first-round win over France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Roland-Garros, otherwise known as the French Open, with the joy of a player winning for the first time.
The third-seeded Djokovic dispatched unranked Perricard in four sets and did some combination of a shimmy and sashay to celebrate:
Djokovic didn’t stop there, as the official Roland-Garros account on X posted a video of him dancing in a stairwell. “Check this out,” he says in the video. “Woo! Woo! You can’t beat that, Aryna. I challenge you.”
Djokovic was referring to Aryna Sabalenka, his close friend and the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world.
Sabalenka has yet to respond to Djokovic’s dance challenge, but her TikTok activity never disappoints, so it’s likely a matter of time before she one-ups him.
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Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic play mixed-doubles together during a charity event on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on January 11, 2024 ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship starting on January 14. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)
Sabalenka is slated to open her 2026 French Open run against unranked Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday. While she has won the Australian Open and US Open twice apiece, she has yet to capture a French Open or Wimbledon title. She lost to Coco Gauff in the final last year.
Djokovic has three career victories at Roland-Garros, most recently beating Casper Ruud in three sets in 2023. He’ll face Frenchman Valentin Royer in the second round on Wednesday.
Djokovic might be dancing all around Roland-Garros out of relief that he won’t have to play Carlos Alcaraz in Paris this year. Alcaraz, the two-time defending French Open champion, is recovering from a wrist injury. He defeated Djokovic to win the 2026 Australian Open on Feb. 1, and he defeated Djokovic to win Wimbledon in 2023 and 2024.
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