Guided by his daughter’s dream, Mike Tyson grew immense love for Tennis.
There have been numerous times when the Boxing legend has expressed his fascination for ‘the sports of kings’. Not only that but Tyson also once unraveled that Tennis changed his life through the bliss of his daughter, Milan Tyson.
He talked about it in a podcast with Serena William‘s head coach Patrick Mouratoglou, where he admitted that watching her daughter play real Tennis with utmost dedication gives him the utmost contentment. Tyson even quoted once that the Serbian Tennis player, currently the World No.1, Novak Djokovic is his favorite player in the game.
He gave his reasons for his liking as he said, “He is my favorite because the way he has come back from injury and beaten guys like Nadal and Federer is amazing.
He is a true fighter.” He even played Tennis himself, but his daughter once trolled and called him “terrible” at it. Anyways, Tyson has also proved his admiration for the athlete as he was spotted at the French Open Finals yesterday, cheering for Djokovic who was competing against Casper Ruud for for 23rd Grand Slam title.
The CEO of Mike Tyson Academy Marion Madzimba, also posted an Instagram Story where he shared a video of him with Tyson and his daughter, Milan. He also wrote, “YEAAAAAA NOVAK !!!🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆“. Thus, showing support for ‘The Joker’. Many fans on Twitter went crazy after seeing the boxing legend being there for the current World No. 1 tennis player.
Fans’ reactions to Mike Tyson cheering Novak Djokovic at French Open 2023
“Mike tyson, micheal keaton, vin diesel.
Novak Djokovic’s matches have an insane pull.”
“Mike tyson cheering For Novak Djokovic #GOAT #rolandgarros”