Novak Djokovic has gained a status for paying meticulous consideration to the finer particulars of being knowledgeable tennis star. From his strict weight loss plan to each day meditation, The Serb's routine has sparked intrigue amongst tennis followers, and a curious patch caught to his chest has re-emerged at Wimbledon this yr.

Questions across the gadget, which is made up of a round piece of steel strapped to his chest with a white patch, sprung up on the French Open earlier this yr. Cameras zoomed in on the article at Roland Garros, with former tennis ace Jim Courier joking 'Maybe Novak is Iron Man'.

Fans immediately got on board with the comparability, and hyperlinks to Iron Man got here to the fore once more at Wimbledon when Djokovic modified t-shirts throughout his round-of-16 match in opposition to Hubert Hurkacz.

The 36-year-old was quizzed on the character of the gadget on the French Open earlier this summer season, and he revealed that it is a piece of cutting-edge know-how that helps him carry out at his greatest.

"When I was a child I really liked Iron Man, so I try to impersonate him," joked the 23-time Grand Slam winner, earlier than including: "You must know that my team gives me incredibly efficient microtechnology to help me perform at my best on the pitch. So this is the biggest secret of my career."

It was later reported that the gadget is in reality a Taopatch, which is used to deal with inflammatory points affecting the pores and skin, bones and joints utilizing magnetic fields utilized to the world in want.

The pair confronted off within the quarters final yr, with Sinner going two units up earlier than an almighty Djokovic comeback left him agonisingly in need of the ultimate. Sinner claims that he's amongst a choose few tennis stars that has what it takes to upset the 36-year-old.

With an unmatched twenty fourth Grand Slam crown in his sights, Djokovic must face both world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz or Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev if he makes it previous Sinner and into Sunday's ultimate.