Novak Djokovic's son was busy playing tournament while Serb won Italian Open title

Novak Djokovic revealed that his seven-year-old son Stefan was busy playing his first club tournament while he was clinching a sixth title at the Italian Open. The world No 1 admitted he had no idea what the result was immediately after winning a record-extending 38th Masters title and was "eager" to hear his son's experience of playing a competitive match.

Djokovic won his first title in six months by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 7-6(5) in the Rome Masters final on Sunday. His last title had come at the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy last November, with his children Stefan, seven, and Tara, four, in the crowd to witness his then-37th Masters win.

But his family were absent in Rome, as the world No 1 revealed Stefan was busy playing his own tournament at home in Serbia. The seven-year-old has previously been pictured hitting with his father on the practice courts at the likes of Wimbledon and is clearly hoping to follow in the footsteps of his 20-time Grand Slam-winning dad as he had been desperate to play his first tournament.

When asked what the result was during an interview with his friend and former WTA world No 5 Daniela Hantuchova on Amazon Prime, the 34-year-old said: "I don't know, I'm gonna take my phone now but you know it's a very special day obviously."

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Speaking about his son's desire to play tennis, he continued: "I mean I never forced him to play tennis, it was really fully his decision and he wanted to play a tournament for a long time now and he's playing a club tournament, a very small one, but still it's very meaningful for him and for me as well as his dad.

"So I hope that he just enjoyed you know, it doesn't matter that he