Novak Djokovic arrived in Bologna during the Davis Cup Finals.

Novak Djokovic has made a surprise appearance at the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna to honour the late Nikola Pilic . The world No. 4 ended his season by winning his 101st career title at the Hellenic Championship in Athens before withdrawing from the ATP Finals . Although Serbia did not qualify for this year’s Davis Cup Finals, Djokovic made the journey for a special tribute ceremony in honour of Pilic, a man he branded his ‘tennis father’.

Pilic passed away in September of this year, aged 86. The tennis star reached the final of the French Open in singles and finished runner-up in Wimbledon doubles during his playing days, representing Yugoslavia. And he has long been credited for helping Djokovic become the greatest

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