‘Don’t Want to P**S Them Off’- Novak Djokovic Refuses to Let His True Persona Shine in a Crude Take On His Atp Rivals

Beyond his illustrious on-court record on the tennis court, Novak Djokovic is also known for hilariously mimicking many players. During the early days of his tennis career, the Serbian international used to mimic players a lot which earned him the spotlight. While some took it tightly, some did not feel that this was the right thing to do. However, Djokovic had his own reason for mimicking the players.

In a recent revelation, the Serbian international came ahead and talked about how why he used to mimic players during the early years of his playing career. Not only this, he also talked about why, with time, he stopped doing it.

Novak Djokovic reveals why he used to mimic players

In the early days of his tennis career, Novak Djokovic used to have a lot of fun imitating other players. He started doing this when he was just six years old, taking the best shots or unique characteristics of players he looked up to. However, as he grew and started playing professionally.

He noticed that some of his fellow players didn’t like it. Even though he wasn’t trying to make them upset, he realized it was bothering them. So, Djokovic decided to stop the mimicry, not because he wanted people to like him more, but because he wanted to have good relationships with his rivals and be respectful towards them.

“I tried to take the best shot or a certain characteristic unique to them and play with that. That’s where it started and I kept doing it when I reached the big stage. People thought I’m doing this because I want to be liked. That wasn’t the case. I did them because I enjoyed doing them. But at a certain moment I stopped because I wanted good relations with my rivals and to be respectful. I noticed how they looked at me and could see they were upset. I thought, “OK, I’m not doing this because I don’t want to piss them off.”” said Djokovic in the interview.

Thus, Novak Djokovic, who had the habit of mimicking players revealed the real reason behind it. While he enjoyed it, he did not want others should be hurt by his actions.

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Reacting to Djokovic’s imitation, Rafael Nadal once came out and said strong words while aiming directly at the Serbian.

Rafael Nadal hits out at Djokovic for imitating players

Interestingly, Novak Djokovic has also imitated the Spanish champion multiple times during his career. However, back in the day, Rafael Nadal once came out and made his feelings clear about Novak Djokovic imitating professional tennis players. He suggested that people come here to watch tennis and not imitations so there’s no point in doing the same.

He further added that this was not a show so imitating players would do no good. Thus, Rafael Nadal made his feelings clear while suggesting that people come here to view the worldwide sport and not see him imitating players. While Djokovic made his intentions clear, Nadal quite clearly did not seem to have liked it.

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