Wimbledon drops Pushpa-style tribute to Novak Djokovic
India, July 3 -- In a unique crossover of cinema and sport, Wimbledon gave a special shout-out to Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, drawing inspiration from Allu Arjun's film Pushpa: The Rise (2021). Just ahead of his opening match at Wimbledon against France's Alexandre Muller yesterday, the tournament's official Insta handle dropped a post that left fans buzzing. The graphic featured a digital avatar of Djokovic with his name styled in the Pushpa title font - not in English, but in Telugu. The caption, taking a cue from the film's now-iconic dialogue, read: "Rukega nahi aur jhukega bhi nahi." Djokovic beat Muller 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2 in the match that lasted 3 hours and 19 minutes. He will face British tennis player Dan Evans next....
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