It was the 2014 Shanghai Masters. Roger Federer was up against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the tournament. During that match, an unfortunate incident caught the tennis world’s attention. While the Swiss Maestro was at the net in one of the rallies, Djokovic hit a forehand so hard that Federer took his eyes away from the ball which hit his body. The latter wasn’t too pleased with the incident and walked towards the baseline without making any eye contact. Recently, the video of that incident went viral on social media to which Andy Murray reacted.

The British star wasn’t too pleased with the incident and slammed Djokovic with a sarcastic jibe. However, the latter’s fans hit back hard.

Fans react as Andy Murray takes a sarcastic jibe at Novak Djokovic

The official Instagram handle of Tennis TV shared the video from the 2014 Shanghai Masters featuring Federer and Djokovic. Reacting to it, Murray said that it was a legitimate play from Djokovic there, and it was indeed a great shot. However, he also recalled that Nole was complaining while being on the receiving end of a similar shot against Nadal in Canada and Norrie in Rome.

The Djokovic fandom did not let this cutting remark pass easily and doubled down on the Brit. His jibe was heavily criticized by loyal fans of the Serb.

One fan wrote, “Murray doesn’t even have a point, he is just his usual attention-seeking salty self. Did Djokovic question the legitimacy? No, he didn’t…”

Another one said, “Why are you nitpicking something like that, he meant match obviously who cares lol.”https://twitter.com/S_RF_CA/status/1708100886374002742

Further, some fans trolled Murray for his jab. On this line, one fan commented, “Wow meaning he’s the goat doesn’t mean he doesn’t like calling out Djokovic on his hypocrisy attitude.”

Another Twitter user said, “Omg Andy washed Murray from way downtown!!!!!!!!!!”

Additionally, one of the fans was confused by Murray’s criticism, as they pointed out the supposed discrepancy between Murray apparently hating Djokovic and still hailing him as the greatest of all time.

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They said, “Murray hates Djokovic but still thinks he’s the goat that’s all I need to know.”

The ATP 1000 Rolex Shanghai Masters takes place next week. However, following his US Open win, Djokovic announced an upsetting news for his fans that he won’t be playing in the tournament. Djokovic is still recovering from a minor injury suffered during his victorious US Open campaign. As a result, he will give the tournament a miss.

The World Number 1 will look to make a comeback at the Paris Masters later in October. It’ll be interesting to see how he performs on his comeback from injury.

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