{"id":408602,"date":"2024-01-11T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/11\/watch-novak-djokovic-plays-cricket-steve-smith-enjoys-tennis-with-australian-open-champion-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:49:16","slug":"watch-novak-djokovic-plays-cricket-steve-smith-enjoys-tennis-with-australian-open-champion-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/11\/watch-novak-djokovic-plays-cricket-steve-smith-enjoys-tennis-with-australian-open-champion-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Novak Djokovic plays cricket, Steve Smith enjoys tennis with Australian Open champion | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106732311,imgsize-78680.cms\" 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