Novak Djokovic has called for ‘nice dancers’ to take to the court between games at the Australian Open, similar to the Super Bowl.
The Serb called on tennis to embrace change and attract a younger generation of fans by switching up the old traditions at Grand Slams, except for Wimbledon.
“I think that we should try to look to connect more with the younger people and bring them,” he said in his post-match press conference.
“I want to see a little bit more entertainment. For example, why wouldn’t we consider doing something between the sets like the Super Bowl or, I don’t know, the NBA, right?
“When there is a timeout, they have, you know, dancers come in and this and that. I wouldn’t have [a] problem with that. Nice dancers, you know, there for a few minutes more break so I can relax my nerves and think about something else.
“I feel like it would bring more fun element and entertainment to the tennis that we know has been quite traditional and maybe conservative in some things. When we talk about conservative, we know Wimbledon is the most conservative.
“But, for example, with Wimbledon I wouldn’t change much. I would keep it as it is, because it’s so unique, all white and strawberries and cream and everything about it is just so elegant and classy.”