I wish Caroline all the happiness she deserves and thank her for the great times we've had."
During the tournament, McIlroy's sartorial choice also caught the attention of Novak Djokovic, who directly addressed the golfer on Centre Court following a second-round victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Djokovic said: "Rory, Justin [Thomas], obviously Luke [Donald], it's nice to see you guys. Congrats Team Europe on the Ryder Cup, I watched you guys."
The tennis icon continued his playful call-out regarding the famous green golf attire during his post-match interview: "Rory, what a beautiful jacket.
Is that a Masters jacket? It must be.
Round of applause for Rory for the Masters, please."
Djokovic then suggested a friendly wager for the coveted apparel: "I want that jacket. We'll play for it.
This jacket for that jacket — we'll play tennis! No golf."
He concluded by expressing his gratitude to the prominent golfers who spent their day watching the tournament action courtside: "I want to thank them obviously for being present.
I know they arrived early and stayed all day so thank you guys. It really means a lot seeing you here."
Following his subsequent third-round victory over Arthur Rinderknech, which tied Roger Federer's record of 105 men's singles match wins at Wimbledon, Djokovic reflected on his achievement: "To be able to make history in this sport is a huge honour and privilege, particularly here."
The Serbian player emphasized that his focus remains entirely on day-to-day performances rather than historic statistics: "I am not interested in 105 or 106.
I am just trying to win the match on a given day.
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I was quite stressed out and had more tension than usual, but sometimes you just have to find a way to win."
