Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem may have fallen short to tennis legend Novak Djokovic at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, but his day was soon made by none other than Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
The United manager, a big tennis fan, was court-side to watch the 23-year-old take on World No 2 Djokovic in his ATP World Tour Finals debut at London's O2 Arena.
And, despite the Austrian losing out to the might of Djokovic, Mourinho was so impressed that he wanted to offer the youngster a gesture of his appreciation.
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