WATCH: Novak Djokovic plays tennis at the Great Wall of China, entertains Chinese fans ahead of return to action at Shanghai Masters

Novak Djokovic was recently seen playing tennis at The Great Wall of China for a sponsor event. The tribute event was titled 'The Shadow of a Champion on the Great Wall'.

Djokovic has had minimal tennis appearance since losing to Alexei Popyrin at the 2024 US Open in the third round. He played for Serbia at the Davis Cup, winning his match against Ioannis Xilas of Greece. He then made an appearance at an exhibition match in Bulgaria against Grigor Dimitrov.

Recently, Djokovic was seen playing tennis at The Great Wall of China. It was an event organized by his jersey sponsor Lacoste on September 29.

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He played tennis with a young girl and talked to her in Chinese, saying 'I love you', according to an X account @frani2312.

Ahead of the event, Lacoste announced the special occasion with an impressive video, paying homage to the Chinese culture, the Serb and Lacoste.

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Novak Djokovic: "For the first time in my career, I have no long-term plans"

Novak Djokovic at the 2024 Australian Open (Image: Getty)

Novak Djokovic recently shared that he had no long-term plan regarding his tennis career. At the press conference at the Bulgarian exhibition, the Serb said he would judge the future course of action after seeing how he felt.

"For the first time in my career, I have no long-term plans. I'm living for the moment and we'll see what happens. Today I will play in Sofia, then in China, and then at a demonstration tournament in Saudi Arabia. After that, I don't know. We'll see how I feel and judge," he said (via TennisKafe).

The 24-time Grand Slam champion added that he has to prioritize his family as he wanted to be with his wife and children. He explained that he still wanted to win titles but would now pick and choose the tournaments he plays.

"Family life is very important to me. I want to be with my wife and children, to be a part of their everyday life - something I haven't been able to do for many years. I have to balance things out, so we'll see. I still want to chase titles and records, but at the same time I have to be sensible and prioritize certain tournaments over others," he said.

Novak Djokovic could next be seen in action at the 2024 Shanghai Masters, starting October 2.