NEW YORK - Might as well have been Open mike night for Novak Djokovic.
Popular on YouTube for his imitations of other pros, and egged on by the crowd, Djokovic showed he had a talent for more than tennis after he won Thursday.
Dancing a little jig, he did a dead-on rendition of Maria Sharapova. Tugging at his shorts, he nailed Rafael Nadal.
"Obviously, the people are looking for that. They're looking for a good tennis player and a player with a lot of emotions and a lot of temperament and personality," he said.
Yep, he might have a future in that racket.
For now, he's got at least one more match to play at the U.S. Open.
Djokovic reached his third straight Grand Slam semifinal, beating No. 17 Carlos Moya 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-1.
"My goal is to be No. 1 player of the world," the third-ranked Serb said. "I've been working for that all my life. And still I'm just 20, so I have a lot of time left."
Encouraged by USA Network's reporter, Djokovic put on the most entertaining show yet at center court.
Pretending to preen his hair, he did a perfect impression of Sharapova's serve. Dashing wildly toward the back wall, he conjured up Nadal.
Moya saw part of the act.
"It's funny. He does it very well. That's a gift," he said. "If he doesn't succeed in tennis, he has a career in that."
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Popular on YouTube for his imitations of other pros, and egged on by the crowd, Djokovic showed he had a talent for more than tennis after he won Thursday.
Dancing a little jig, he did a dead-on rendition of Maria Sharapova. Tugging at his shorts, he nailed Rafael Nadal.
"Obviously, the people are looking for that. They're looking for a good tennis player and a player with a lot of emotions and a lot of temperament and personality," he said.
Yep, he might have a future in that racket.
For now, he's got at least one more match to play at the U.S. Open.
Djokovic reached his third straight Grand Slam semifinal, beating No. 17 Carlos Moya 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-1.
"My goal is to be No. 1 player of the world," the third-ranked Serb said. "I've been working for that all my life. And still I'm just 20, so I have a lot of time left."
Encouraged by USA Network's reporter, Djokovic put on the most entertaining show yet at center court.
Pretending to preen his hair, he did a perfect impression of Sharapova's serve. Dashing wildly toward the back wall, he conjured up Nadal.
Moya saw part of the act.
"It's funny. He does it very well. That's a gift," he said. "If he doesn't succeed in tennis, he has a career in that."
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