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Lionel Messi sees Novak Djokovic win the Miami SF
The Argentine football legend went to see Djokovic on Friday at the ATP Masters 1000
March 28, 2025
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Lionel Messi observes Novak Djokovic in Action on Friday in Miami.
By Sam Jacot
The Miami Open presented by Itau had the stellar presence of football royalty on Friday, when Argentine legend Lionel Messi was on the track to see Novak Djokovic defeat Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals.
Messi, who has won the World Cup with Argentina and four champion leagues with Barcelona, ​​Capitanea El Inter de Miami de la Major League Soccer. On Friday afternoon the pitch changed to the stands to attend a master class of Djokovic in the 1000 Masters of the ATP.
“It’s amazing to count on him,” Djokovic said about Messi. “It is a great honor to play, probably for the first time, in front of him live. I am very grateful that he is here with his son and his family. I admire him, of course, as most of the world during most of his career, and it is incredible to keep going.”
“We really have the same age, we were born in 1987, so it is nice to have him close.”
For Messi and Djokovic, age is nothing more than a number, since they continue to beat records. Messi, at 35, raised the World Cup and won his eighth Golden Ball at 36. For his part, Djokovic, at 37, is the finalist of Masters 1000 of the most veteran ATP in history and has been 20 consecutive years (2006-2025) reaching at least one final of the circuit in each season.
Source: https://www.atptour.com/es/news/djokovic-on-messi-miami-2025
