Golf-Djokovic swaps racket for driver for Ryder Cup round


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 27 Sep 2023

Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 27, 2023 Team Monty's Novak Djokovic plays his second shot on the 1st hole during the All-Star match REUTERS/Phil Noble

ROME (Reuters) - World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic is a six-time winner of the Rome Masters but on Wednesday he swapped his racket for a set of golf clubs to appear in the All Star Match in the build-up to the 44th Ryder Cup.

The Serbian, who claimed a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title by winning the U.S. Open this month, was playing alongside world number one golfer with disabilities Kipp Popert as part of Colin Montgomerie's team which also featured Gareth Bale.

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