Djokovic and Masha delighted fans when they recounted their dinner memories during an Instagram live chat on May 5. The couple did not reveal the time, but at that time Sharapova was already famous while Djokovic was still an unknown name, without winning any Grand Slam titles.
The Russian beauty said that on that day, they were both opponents in the mixed doubles exhibition match at La Quinta, Indian Wells, USA. Djokovic agreed that if he won, Sharapova would have to have dinner with him. “Fine, whatever, but who is this kid?”, Sharapova happily recounted her reaction at that time.
“He won and said let’s go to dinner tonight, we’re going to a Japanese restaurant. I was like, ‘Are you serious, you and I are going to dinner tonight?’ And we did,” the Russian beauty added. Sharapova also revealed that Djokovic brought an old Kodak camera and asked the waiter to take a picture of the two of them. “I felt like I was bidding myself for dinner. I also thought he was a fan of mine,” Masha shared with a laugh.
Djokovic also smiled and confirmed that his former colleague’s story was correct. When asked about the photo, Nole confessed that he had lost his old camera so the photo was no longer there.
Sharapova and Djokovic were both born in 1987. However, the Russian beauty became famous earlier when she won Wimbledon in 2004 at the age of 17. Four years later, Djokovic won his first Grand Slam title when he won the Australian Open. Masha also won the Australian Open in 2008, which was the third Grand Slam of her career. More than 10 years have passed, Nole has won 17 Grand Slam titles while Sharapova has 5 titles. At the end of February, the 33-year-old beauty said goodbye to tennis after a long period of decline in form and injury. Meanwhile, Djokovic is the world’s number one and has been in the top tennis players for many years.
After that date night, the two talented tennis players’ personal lives took different turns. The Serbian tennis player remained faithful to his longtime girlfriend Jelena and the two got married in 2014 and welcomed two little angels. Meanwhile, after many broken relationships, Sharapova is now happily married to British businessman Alexander Gilkes.
