Novak Djokovic and Liverpool FC defender Martin Skrtel celebrate their winning weekends at top London restaurant

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Martin Skrtel was pictured with Novak Djokovic at restaurant in Mayfair
Serbian tennis star was celebrating his victory over Roger Federer
Djokovic picked up 11th title of the season at the ATP World Tour Finals
Skrtel scored a stunning goal in Liverpool's 4-1 win at Manchester City

Published: 05:09 EST, 23 November 2015 | Updated: 07:34 EST, 23 November 2015

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Martin Skrtel's weekend got even better on Sunday night when the Liverpool defender bumped into another eastern European sports star on a high at a London restaurant.

The Slovakian centre back was celebrating his stunning strike in the Reds' 4-1 win over Manchester City at Novikov Restaurant and Bar in Mayfair at the same time as Serbian tennis sensation Novak Djokovic was toasting his straight sets victory over Roger Federer, which saw him claim the ATP World Tour Finals trophy.

The Liverpool man and his wife Barbora posed for a picture with the grinning world No 1 and Skrtel was delighted to meet the 'legend' judging by the number of exclamation marks in his Instagram post.

Martin Skrtel (left) and his wife Barbora (right) pose for a photograph with tennis world No 1 Novak Djokovic

Skrtel (centre) celebrates scoring Liverpool's fourth goal against Manchester City on Saturday

Djokovic kisses the ATP World Tour Finals trophy after defeating Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday

Djokovic (second from right) and his wife Jelena (right) dined at the Novikov Restaurant earlier last week

'Legend himself!!! what an honour to meet this guy! absolutely superstar in tennis but still a nice person!!! thanks for the picture @djokernole,' the defender wrote.

The restaurant, which serves Italian and Asian cuisine, is clearly a favourite haunt of Wimbledon Champion Djokovic, with the 28-year-old visiting with his wife Jelena and the rest of his team at the beginning of the tournament at the O2 Arena.

Skrtel, who is clearly a fan of tennis having watched the Czech Republic pick up the Fed Cup earlier this month, may very well have arranged the meeting as he thanked the Serb's coach Boris Becker on Instagram.

Skrtel (second from right) strikes his rasping half-volley in Liverpool's 4-1 win over Manchester City

Had a great experience to watch FED CUP FINAL #czechrepublic vs #russia...unlucky @petra.kvitova and well done @mariasharapova...

A photo posted by Martin Skrtel official (@martin37skrtel) on Nov 15, 2015 at 8:08am PST

The Serbian world No 1 celebrates his victory over Roger Federer with his coach Boris Becker

Djokovic picked up his 11th title of an incredible season at by beating Federer 6-3, 6-4 to claim an unprecedented fourth consecutive ATP World Tour Finals crown.

While the season is over now for the Serbian world No 1, Skrtel helped ignite Liverpool's Premier League campaign with his rasping half volley that sealed a remarkable 4-1 win for his side at the Etihad on Saturday.

The defender will perhaps be hoping that Djokovic's title-winning prowess might have rubbed off on him as they posed for their picture on Sunday.