Djokovic offers chocolates to press ahead of Aussie Open

Melbourne, Australia: It was a sweet deal. After answering an assortment of questions about his coach and his prospects for winning a fourth consecutive Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic halted his pre-tournament news conference and walked around the auditorium offering chocolates to the assembled critics. He originally offered chocolates as a sweetener last year at Melbourne Park, as a way of apologising because he had to skip a scheduled photo shoot for the champion. [caption id=“attachment_1335649” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Djokovic arrives at the press conference with chocolates. Associated Press[/caption] As he opened the boxes of chocolates on Sunday, he explained it as “a little tradition we started last year.” Associated Press