Wimbledon 2016: Novak Djokovic admits he nicks £29 SW19 towels during matches
World No 1 - worth £42m - who beat James Ward today said All England Club will forgive him for sneaking memorabilia
NOVAK DJOKOVIC may be the king of world tennis at the moment, but the Serbian ace has admitted even he nicks stuff from the office!
The world No 1 - worth £42.3million - sneaks in his bag the £29 towels given to him to wipe himself down on Centre Court.
The Serb, 29, made it through his first round clash at Wimbledon on day one, beating home hero James Ward 6-0 7-6 6-4.
But after the game, he admitted using underhand tactics... To get his hands on an extra piece of Wimbledon memorabilia for family and friends at home.
He said said: "I, at least, kind of plan in advance half of the bag or entire new bag for space for the towels that I take from Wimbledon.
"Funny that you ask, but there is plenty of requests each year for Wimbledon towels particularly.
"I try to sneak in an extra towel here and there during the match, using the excuse that it's too warm and I'm sweating."
Djokovic added he hopes the SW19 officials can let him off this time, as it makes his friends and family back in Serbia happy.
He said: "Actually I just put an extra towel in the bag. I'm sure the All England Club Committee will forgive me for that extra towel per match.
"But it makes a lot of people happy back in my country, the ones that are close to me. It's a great memorabilia.
"I have plenty of towels from Grand Slams at home as well. But I also give away a lot."