Elon Musk’s Father Meets Novak Djokovic’s Family, Showers Praise On Tennis Player's Career

Last Updated:July 28, 2025, 07:39 IST

Elon Musk's father, Errol, met Novak Djokovic’s family in Belgrade and hailed the tennis player's career.

Elon Musk's father meets Novak Djokovic’s family (Photo: X/ @DjokovicFan_)

Errol Musk, Elon Musk’s father, met Novak Djokovic’s family in Belgrade, Serbia, and lauded the “greatness" of the Serbian tennis player.

Though the news of the meeting came out recently, the meeting actually took place last week. The fans were unaware of this meeting until an X post brought it to light, revealing that both Elon Musk and his father are big fans of the tennis player.

Errol Musk held a meeting with Srdjan Djokovic (Novak’s father), Dijana Djokovic (his mother), and Novak Djokovic himself in Belgrade on July 26 at the Djokovic family’s residence. The Tesla CEO did not accompany his father.

Errol Musk visited the Djokovic family in the afternoon and had a chit-chat with them. Their conversation reportedly focused on tennis and how both Elon Musk and he admired Novak Djokovic’s career.

According to the post on X, Errol said he could see true greatness in Novak. He also told the player’s father that Elon and he have been following Novak’s matches for years.

The private meeting between Elon Musk’s father and Djokovic’s family lasted nearly an hour.

One of Errol Musk’s followers posted on X: “Elon and his father are very friendly towards Novak’s family."

Errol agreed with this, praising Novak’s dedication and talent, as he called Novak “a great champion and a great fellow."

Srdjan Djokovic said the family was thankful for the respect shown by Elon’s father, while Dijana Djokovic appreciated Errol’s kind words about Novak’s sportsmanship.

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