Social highlights: happy birthday Medvedev, happy coaching Djokovic
The best of what happened on February 11 on social networks. It’s here, in Social Highlights, brought to you by Tennis Majors
Tennis Majors has collated the best of what happened on social media on February 11, 2022. Welcome to Social Highlights, featuring Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Karolina Pliskova, Kristina Mladenovic, and more!
THE BEST MOMENTS IN OUR ZAPPING
Daniil Medvedev is celebrating his 26th birthday! A cake (early, by the look of the Russian’s face), a candle… and a practice on the same day posted on social media for the 2021 US Open winner (about 0’11 in our social highlights).
For a day, Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, traded in his player’s hat for a coach’s. The Serb, currently in his home country, gave some advice to a 12-year-old player. He even teamed up with her (about 0’20 in our social highlights).
What to delight the girl, who immortalized the moment on his Instagram account. ” A champion… and me ” she wrote (about 0’50 in our social highlights).
Karolina Pliskova is back in training. The Czech world No 4 missed the Australian Open due to a right forearm injury (about 1’10 in our social highlights). She is getting ready to return.
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