Novak Djokovic and Pierre Vaultier (AP/Twitter) 
Tennis

Novak Djokovic cheers 'lookalike' Winter Olympic winner Pierre Vaultier

Vaultier told a French TV he was a fan of Djokovic and had always wanted to meet the Serbian former world number one.

From our online archive

PYEONGCHANG: Tennis ace Novak Djokovic has invited French lookalike Winter Olympic champion Pierre Vaultier for a get-together after the snowboard gold medallist noted the resemblance between the two men.

Vaultier told a French TV he was a fan of Djokovic and had always wanted to meet the Serbian former world number one.

Djokovic responded swiftly on Twitter with an invitation to the French Open at Roland Garros.

Vaultier said the likeness between himself and the tall, dark Djokovic had been raised in the past and added: "When I am watching him play, his expressions and his intonation, I feel like I am watching myself."

The 30-year-old Vaultier won the Olympic snowboard cross gold in Pyeongchang on Thursday, retaining the title he won in Sochi four years earlier.

The French Open tennis championships will take place at Roland Garros from May 27 to June 10.

Trump drops 20% Hormuz levy in favour of Gulf trade deals as Netanyahu warns Iran of 'decisive blow'

Maharashtra set for cabinet reshuffle as non-performing, controversial ministers face axe

Why are the East Kolkata Wetlands under threat?

AI171 Ahmedabad plane crash: Draft final probe report likely in October, AAIB tells SC

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon embarks on 8-month mission to International Space Station

SCROLL FOR NEXT