'He was p***ed': Djokovic reveals hilarious run-in with Aussie legend

In the aftermath of his seventh Australian Open triumph, Novak Djokovic posed for an incredible photo with four Aussie tennis legends.

And he’s now lifted the lid on how one of them was ‘p***ed’ during the photo.

Djokovic joked that Roy Emerson wasn’t happy to lose his record for most Australian Open titles.

The Serbian star, 31, usurped Emerson and Roger Federer with his seventh Melbourne crown courtesy of a 6-3 6-2 6-3 thrashing of Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday.

Djokovic was pictured with Australian greats Rod Laver, Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall and Emerson after his stunning victory.

And the 15-time grand slam champion joked Emerson was ‘p***ed’ to lose his record.

“Mr Emerson said he’s p***ed with me because I broke his record,” a smiling Djokovic told a news conference.

“It was the most beautiful, most expensive photo of the night, without a doubt, standing with those four legends.

“I’ll definitely cherish that forever.”

Djokovic is now hurtling towards a unique place in tennis history after crushing Nadal in the most one-sided men’s final at Melbourne Park in 16 years.

In eclipsing the six Open titles of Federer and Emerson, Djokovic also surpassed American legend Pete Sampras to elevate himself to outright third on the all-time grand slam title leaderboard with a 15th career major.

The super Serb now trails only Federer (20) and Nadal (17) and, at 31 and younger than his two great rivals, Djokovic may yet burst from their giant shadows and become the most successful grand slam performer in history.

More immediately, the reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champion will head to Paris in May bidding to complete his second “Novak Slam”, having won all four majors consecutively in 2015-16.

No other man in 50 years of professional tennis has ever held the sport’s four biggest trophies simultaneously on two occasions.

with agencies