Booing Italian Crowd Erupts as Novak Djokovic’s Sarcastic Gesture Triggers Their Emotions in Dramatic Scenes at ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic‘s ATP finals in Turin are receiving much criticism. Recently, this world number-one completed his 400th week while beating Holger Rune before the semi-finals. However, during the finals, Djokovic shared quite a surprising attitude with the audience. As a result, more than his ATP final performance, the media is hyped by his current attitude.

Novak Djokovic is a player who is known to maintain his pace before his games. However, something that happened during the ATP finals truly represented Djokovic as a different personality to the audience. Want to know what was the fuss about?

Turin’s audience booed Novak Djokovic for his surprising attitude

In the ATP Finals 2023, Djokovic faced Italy’s own Jannik Sinner. This truly escalated the fans’ excitement to the extent that they cheered for Sinner just to break the Serbinator’s confidence on the court. For example, the Italian crowd didn’t hesitate to encourage Sinner with applause even when he made double faults! Yes, the crowd was truly acting partially to support their player. This is when  Djokovic broke his usual cool self and started sarcastically clapping towards the spectators.

However, this didn’t stop the audience to sit back and accept it. The Italian audience replied back to Djokovic with their demeaning “boos”. In fact, this ATP finals had a similar moment with another player Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was treated in the same way just fifteen minutes after declaring retirement.

Consequently, this year’s ATP finals just became extra controversial among the crowd. While Sinner gave a thought fight to Djokovic, the audience’s behavior was truly unjustified. But what can be done? Since it is a game, the audience can’t be stopped while they support their home player in their own peculiar ways.

What happened between Novak Djokovic and Sinner during the ATP Finals 2023?

Both Sinner and Djokovic showed a great first set when Sinner saved a break point for 3-3. This acted well against Djokovic and Sinner got the chance to break. Though Djokovic showcased superior strength by maintaining 5-5 in serving, Sinner gave a tough fight. However, the problem arose when Sinner received a break point for Djokovic’s mistake of a double fault.

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This is when the audience cheered for Jannik Sinner and received sarcastic claps from Djokovic in return. After this, Sinner again received a break and couldn’t match up, although he started with 7-5.

Such instances prove the powerful influence of the game’s spectators. The crowd even managed to disturb the focus of Novak Djokovic, who is known for his strong comebacks. Jannik Sinner went on to win the match, and the audience had the last laugh. However, Djokovic will look to return with a redefined approach and ultimately dominate in this tournament. What are your thoughts?

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