‘Do You Tell Your Kids at Your Academy to Behave as Roger and Rafa?’ – Serena Williams’ Former Coach Responds After Facing Backlash for Defending Novak Djokovic

Controversy is an eventuality, no matter what the field. Controversial figures who become infamous for a reason usually create issues. In tennis, players such as Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios are two players who don’t surprise people in that aspect. But players such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have had a squeaky clean image for most of their long careers. Patrick Mouratoglou recently defended Novak Djokovic, and a Twitter user ostracized him for it. Mouratoglou further replied with a comment that turned the tide to his side.

Nike’s former director, Mike Nakajima, recently commented that Novak Djokovic is an individual whose image, unfortunately, makes him unmarketable. Serena Williams’ former coach rose to his defense to say that he prefers someone with good qualities and flaws rather than an untrue image of perfection. His comment for Djokovic led to mixed reactions.

Patrick Mouratoglou defends his views on Novak Djokovic 

After Mouratoglou commented on Nakajima’s words about Djokovic, the comment section of the post was rather mixed. Many supported his point of view, while others opposed it, and some were neutral. However, one Twitter user called him out for his way of thinking.

The user commented that accepting ‘deceit’ and ‘bad behavior’ lowers the bar for future generations. The user posed another question for Mouratoglou, wanting to know if he told the children in his academy to behave as Nadal and Federer or the ‘Djoker’.

The user commented, “So,you don’t think a real human being can be genuinely nice and have good principles? Accepting deceit and bad behavior as standard human flaws is lowering standards for our kids and the kids you coach. Do you tell kids at your academy to behave as Roger & Rafa or as Joker?”

The reply of Mouratoglou turned most people to his side of the argument. He answered by saying that he tells the children to be themselves and not replicate someone else’s personality. “I tell them to be themselves. This is the best value. Not trying to be someone else.”

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The French coach himself is an individual who receives a lot of flack from social media users. Coming to defend Djokovic might be done out of empathy, as the Serbian legend is also similarly ostracized. He has coached Serena Williams till she became the 23-time Grand Slam winner. How will his other players fare in the future? 

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