A small, mysterious object was seen taped to Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s chest during his second round match against Marton Fucsovics at the French Open 2023 in Paris. It turns out to be a nanotechnology device used to boost athletic performance and what Djokovic claimed to be “the biggest secret of my career.”
Here’s what Djokovic said when asked about the chip. “When I was a kid I liked Iron Man a lot, so I try to impersonate Iron Man,” he joked, adding, “My team delivers an incredibly efficient nanotechnology to help me deliver my best on the court, so that’s the biggest secret of my career. If it wasn’t for that, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here.”
An Italian company called Tao Technologies, which specializes in “patenting and creating innovative nanotechnological devices for human health and well-being,” has claimed to be behind the technology that Djokovic is using.
After Djokovic’s pictures with the device on his chest went viral on Twitter, the company revealed more details about this device.
“One of the best tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic, last night showed at Roland Garros, during the match against Marton Fucsovics, a "patch" declaring that it's "an incredibly effective nanotechnology" and the "biggest secret of his career," a part of the tweet by the company read.
They shared that the “nanotechnology in question is Taopatch® SPORT.”
Benefits of this deviceTaopatch is a patented nanotechnology device which converts heat from your body into light, which it sends into your nervous system, according to the company’s website.
The device works towards “improving posture, balance and flexibility, to boosting athletic performance and focus, reducing stress, anxiety and chronic pain.”
How does it work?“It contains nanocrystals that convert heat from your body into light (it actually glows in the dark). This light is sent into specific acupuncture points on your body, which helps your body “remember” how to naturally communicate with the rest of the body. This leads to lots of health benefits, from better balance and posture to better sleep, focus, athletic performance, pain relief and more,” according to the company’s website.
