Seeing Double With Djokovic In The Desert, Doubles Stars Compete With Media

  • Posted: Mar 16, 2016

Seeing Double With Djokovic In The Desert, Doubles Stars Compete With Media

It hasn’t all been about tennis for players this week. ATPWorldTour.com provides a recap of the highlights.

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American Next Generation star, Taylor Fritz, made a memorable visit to the Staples Center for a Los Angeles Lakers game, where he ran into Roger Federer and Tommy Haas (View Photo) and got a tour of the NBA team’s locker room. Read More

Novak Djokovic attended a different Lakers game and had an epic hangout session with Kobe Bryant and Alexander Ovechkin. View Photo

The World No. 1 Serb also assisted in the unveiling of a mural in his honour at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. View Photo

Three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Rafael Nadal took time out for a round of golf in Indian Wells. Watch

Doubles stars Marcelo Melo, John Peers, Colin Fleming, Nicholas Monroe, Fabrice Martin and coaches Miles Maclagan and Daniel Vallverdu joined Ross Hutchins, Wayne Bryan and journalists on the practice courts for the second edition of the ATP World Tour Media Doubles Showdown.

Dusan Lajovic and Alexandr Dolgopolov took part in Kids’ Day activities. Watch

Grigor Dimitrov visited The Container Yard and was given a tour by local artist, Hector, who has been making street art in Los Angeles since 1984. 

Fans at the BNP Paribas Open got to know Borna Coric, Alexander Zverev, Hyeon Chung, Taylor Fritz, Kyle Edmund, Jared Donaldson and Frances Tiafoe at the #NextGen launch. View Photo

Coric also got to meet his favourite boxer, Mike Tyson, after practice. Watch

American teen Jared Donaldson welcomed us into his California home. Watch

Nenad Zimonjic served up autographs and a special meet-and-greet with local fans. View Photo

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Alexandr Dolgopolov (view photo) and Sam Querrey were among players to delight fans in suite visits, while Fabrice Martin met with the tournament ball kids (view photo), and Pablo Carreno Busta and Gael Monfils participated in autograph signings with official tournament hotel guests.

Would you like the best-selling Vasek Pospisil Chicken Panini? The Canadian visited the Sports Bar at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden to meet the chef & try it himself. View Photo

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