Nadal, Djokovic meet Thai PM, visit deadly bomb site


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 02 Oct 2015

Tennis players Novak Djokovic (C) of Serbia and Rafael Nadal (L) of Spain give rackets to Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (R) during a meeting at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rungroj Yongrit/Pool

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tennis titans Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday and visited the site of a deadly Bangkok bomb blast.

World number one Djokovic and Nadal, a 14-times grand slam champion, are in Thailand for a sold-out exhibition match aimed at boosting confidence in safety following the August attack which killed 20 people, including fourteen foreigners.

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