Changing room chat: Djokovic plays the court jester

NOVAK Djokovic, who will lead Serbia's effort against France in the Davis Cup final next month, entertained the Paris Masters crowd yesterday by arriving on court wearing a bow tie, glasses and fake moustache.

"It's just a little tradition I have here in Bercy for the last four or five years," he said. "I've been doing it because around this time here is Halloween." However, Djokovic's smile had disappeared by the time his French opponent, the No 34-ranked Michael Llodra completed a shock 7-6, 6-2 victory.