Novak Djokovic has ’15 year special relationship’ with tree in Melbourne

"There’s one particular tree..."

The tennis champion says he has been visiting for the last 15 years, located in the Australian city's Botanical Gardens, that he has found a connection with.

With the Australian Open currently underway, the grand slam champ revealed that he loves to return to his beloved tree.

"I just have a connection."

“There’s one particular tree that I’ve been having [a] special relationship with, so to say, in the last 15 years,” he said after a recent game.

“I love every corner of [the] botanical gardens. I think it’s [an] incredible treasure for Melbourne to have such a park and nature in the middle of the city.

“I got connected with that tree. I just liked it. I liked its roots and the trunks and branches and everything. So I started climbing it years ago. That’s it. I just have a connection.”

He continued: "That particular tree, I cannot reveal which one, I’ll try to keep it discreet for myself when I’m there to have my own time. I like to ground myself and connect with that old friend."

The 36-year-old previously opened up about his connetion to the tree back in 2016.

“This tree has been here a long time, much longer than any one of us," he shared.

“Imagine how much energy and wisdom it has! So grateful that I can spend time in the nature. That’s what the day off looks like.”