{"id":76664,"date":"2024-12-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=76664"},"modified":"2024-12-17T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T05:07:12","slug":"djokovic-hints-at-joining-ronaldo-on-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/12\/17\/djokovic-hints-at-joining-ronaldo-on-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic hints at joining Cristiano Ronaldo as a guest on a YouTube podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an unexpected twist that has thrilled fans across the globe, Serbian tennis star <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/12\/04\/novak-djokovic-andy-murray-brisbane-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> has hinted at a potential collaboration with football icon Cristiano Ronaldo. Djokovic recently reposted a story from Ronaldo&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/djokernole\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account with a tantalizing caption: &#8220;Something interesting coming up @cristianoronaldo?&#8221; The cryptic message has set social media abuzz, sparking wild speculation about what could be in store.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Djokovic hints at joining Ronaldo on podcast<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ronaldo, who recently launched his YouTube channel \u2018UR Cristiano\u2019, has already broken records by amassing 1 million subscribers in just 90 minutes. The channel promises exclusive insights into the life of one of football&#8217;s greatest players, featuring behind-the-scenes content and interviews with renowned personalities. With notable figures like Rio Ferdinand and YouTuber MrBeast already featured, Djokovic&#8217;s teaser post has fueled speculation that he could be the next guest. This crossover between two of the world&#8217;s most celebrated athletes promises to captivate tennis and football fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Djokovic&#8217;s admiration for Ronaldo and his passion for the sport has long been evident. This isn\u2019t the first time the two stars have crossed paths. In 2019, they shared an off-season training session in Dubai, during which the Serbian attempted one of Ronaldo\u2019s signature leaps. Sharing the moment on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescore.com\/news\/1914879\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">social media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Djokovic joked, \u201cIt was a great pleasure to train with you, Cristiano. Keep raising the bar and inspiring the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"KWD3kXcARS1Yi7aizRH7XQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1060718184\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KWD3kXcARS1Yi7aizRH7XQ',sig:'ygY7jEHxJTM9THVnDEj7wp1tafzG1hFDc8205BhAkK4=',w:'594px',h:'350px',items:'1060718184',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Djokovic enjoys a brief off-season break, he focuses on preparing for the upcoming tennis calendar. In 2024, the Serbian star continued to showcase his brilliance, securing the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/08\/04\/novak-djokovic-finally-wins-olympic-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Olympic Singles Gold medal<\/a> and cementing his status as the greatest tennis player ever. However, even off the court, the 24-time Grand Slam champion&#8217;s activities, like his potential appearance on UR Cristiano, keep him in the spotlight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ronaldo, on the other hand, continues to defy expectations at 39 years old. Playing for Saudi club Al-Nassr, he recently scored his 916th career goal, inching closer to the monumental 1,000-goal mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Robert Deutsch &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an unexpected twist that has thrilled fans across the globe, Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has hinted at a potential collaboration with football icon Cristiano Ronaldo. Djokovic recently reposted a story from Ronaldo&#8217;s official Instagram account with a tantalizing caption: &#8220;Something interesting coming up @cristianoronaldo?&#8221; The cryptic message has set social media abuzz, sparking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5286,"featured_media":62161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11519],"tags":[259,42518,22,10884],"class_list":["post-76664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp-tour","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-youtube"],"modified_by":"Shane Black","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76724,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76664\/revisions\/76724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}