Daily Mail fails to recognise Djokovic's 'leggy brunette' date

A 'leggy brunette'? How can foreign media NOT know who Deepika is?

British newspaper Daily Mail unknowingly shared major gossip on Wednesday as it failed to recognise a famous Bollywood actor.

A report published in the paper stated Tennis ace Novak Djokovic was spotted with a “leggy brunette” at a local haunt in Los Angeles. But little did they know, that the “female companion” was none other than Deepika Padukone.

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“The world number one tennis player appeared to have had a great night as he was pictured exiting the bar - popular among LA’s A-lister set - in the dark hours of the evening with a female companion,” Daily Mail reported.

“The world number one tennis player flashed the paps a cheeky grin before joining his impeccably turned-out friend in the back seat of a getaway car,” the report added.

But guess who the "impeccably turned-out friend" was...

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Deepika starstruck after meeting tennis legend Nadal

Both immediately got into Djokovic's car and left the foreign paparazzi in fumbles, guessing who the pretty lady was.

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People were amused that the British tabloid failed to identify Deepika. How dare they?

This mildly offends me, why couldn't the article read Gorgeous Indian actor Deepika seen with white Serbian guyhttps://t.co/1wU5ZeBiKl

— E-tard (@Etard0) March 10, 2016

Errr. @DailyMailUK fails to identify Deepika Padukone and calls her "the leggy brunette" https://t.co/diQC2ahkPA (h/t @MBalachandran88)

— Shelly Walia (@shellywalia) March 10, 2016

Novak Djokovic leaves The Nice Guy with female companion https://t.co/Om7yxrLnD8 via @DailyMailCeleb she is deepika padukone ! stupid writer

— amr fayez (@amrwinner) March 9, 2016

Djokovic spotted with Deepika Padukone... Daily Mail describes her as an (anonymous) leggy brunette... funny piece.. https://t.co/kxEKNfeDgU

— divya (@gitstaash) March 10, 2016

Maria did not know who Sachin was.
Daily Mail does not know who Deepika is.#NovakDjokovic has dinner with Deepikahttps://t.co/BGhnr6MKiP

— Rashi (@rashi_kakkar) March 10, 2016

Daily mail calls Deepika "female companion." That said, well done lady. Tall is cool! https://t.co/2VLZCOdgL8

— Vasudha Venugopal (@Vasudha156) March 10, 2016

Earlier, Deepika's encounter with Nadal created ripples among fans as well.

Deepika is currently shooting her Hollywood debut xXx: The Return of Xander Cage alongside Vin Diesel. The film is expected to release in 2017.

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How did they not see Vin Diesel's Instagram posts with the actress? This is beyond us.

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