Berdych during his semi-final with Federer (Getty)

Twitter lost the plot this afternoon when it was spotted that Wimbledon semi-finalist Tomas Berdych has Novak Djokovic’s face on his shoes.

Playing against Roger Federer on Centre Court for a place in Sunday’s final, Berdych was wearing a pair of Adidas trainers.

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Nothing particularly unusual about that.

But close ups of his footwear revealed that the Czech tennis player was sporting shoes with Djokovic’s mug on the tongues.


A close up of Berdych’s shoes (Twitter)

Djokovic was effectively knocked out by Berdych in the quarter-finals (Getty)

With Berdych having been Djokovic’s final opponent before the Serbian retired from the tournament it seemed a bizarre choice.

Twitter certainly thought so…

Why is Berdych wearing trainers with Djokovic's face on them?! ?? #Wimbledon — Rebecca Turnbull (@Becca_Turnbull) July 14, 2017

Berdych has a "Bird" on his shoe…. and the name & face of Novak Djokovic! ??? pic.twitter.com/xmdb5umyxX — Genny SS (@genny_ss) July 14, 2017

Berdych playing with Djokovic shoes?! He must have watched Alonzo Ball playing in Kobe's shoes. ? #Wimbledon — defensor gly (@glydefens) July 14, 2017

Now that's weird. #berdych is playing the semifinal against #federer wearing shoes with a picture of #djokovic on each shoe. #wimbledon — Balarapolis (@balarapolis) July 14, 2017

Djokovic made it to the semi final after all…..on the tongue of Berdych trainers ☺️ #Wimbledon — ? Louise ? (@Ls2787) July 14, 2017

Err, it looks like Tomas Berdych really does have a picture of Novak Djokovic on his trainers (?!) #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/QelKos2XOe — Susanna Lazarus (@SusannaLazarus) July 14, 2017

Berdych channeling his inner Djokovic. — MB (@mbthecool19) July 14, 2017

This year's Wimbledon conspiracy – why does Berdych have a picture of djokovic on his shoes? And where can I get some? — ? Pagan ? (@PaganKm) July 14, 2017

Why is there picture of Djokovic on Berdych's trainers? What on earth ? #Wimbledon2017 — Jou (@JouBercetche) July 14, 2017

…why does Berdych have a picture of what looks like Djokovic on his shoes…?! ???‍♀️ #Wimbledon — Annie (@anniebradney) July 14, 2017

Berdych playing with Djokovic shoes WTF??? #Wimbledon — Noah (@____Noah___) July 14, 2017

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It would seem that rather than Berdych being some sort of creepy Djokovic super fan, or indeed wanting to take a bit of the Serbian’s ‘sole’ with him on court, his choice of shoes owes more to him liking the Adidas range that features the three-time Wimbledon winner.



Djokovic is sponsored by the German brand and has a special pair – called the ‘Novak Pro Shoes’ – designed in his honour which is what Berdych wore on court for his semi-final.

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