No matter how many Grand Slam titles he wins or how long he stays the world number one, Novak Djokovic is still gonna be one of the most hated tennis players in the world. Is it for showing dominance in a ‘Fedal Era’ or for his bold stances? That remains a question that needs to be answered.
But the Serbian loves to retort to his critics with his performance, as he’s currently doing with a red-hot form in Australia. Djokovic has a love-hate relationship with the Aussie crowd, which is always reflected during his matches. Recently a fan accused a family of teasing her for supporting Djokovic in the match.
A Novak Djokovic fan relishes revenge with a recent victory of the Serbian
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Victory without a pinch of controversy isn’t a Novak Djokovic thing. Even his fans know that very well. Recently, a family attending Djokovic’s match faced the heat for throwing dirty napkins at Nole fans. And here’s what one of Djokovic’s fans had recently tweeted about the incident.
The sweetest thing about Novak's win last night was knowing the misery of his haters who paid top $$ to watch him win effortlessly. Especially the 2 teenage boys & their parents in the top of this picture, who threw rubbish at me mid match. Just look at their faces 😂 pic.twitter.com/M5z8D38Dfv
— ꧁✬NAT✬꧂❤️#️⃣2️⃣4️⃣🏆 (@ElkNat877) January 20, 2024
She took a jibe at that family and wrote, “The sweetest thing about Novak’s win last night was knowing the misery of his haters who paid top $$ to watch him win effortlessly. Especially the 2 teenage boys & their parents in the top of this picture, who threw rubbish at me mid-match. Just look at their faces“
There have been several instances during the Australian Open this year where the world number one was seen giving it back to the hecklers. What did he say after the matches on these incidents?
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Djokovic knows how to deal with the noise inside the stadium
He has been dealing with this throughout his career. Once Novak Djokovic was even seen pointing toward a fan and calling him to ‘come say that to my face.’ Explaining that incident later on the Serbian said, “At one point I had enough. And, I asked him whether he wants to come down and tell it to my face. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t have the courage to come down. That’s what I was asking him. If you have courage, if you’re such a tough man, tough guy, come down and tell it to my face, and let’s have a discussion about it.”
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Then in the next match when Djokovic was getting ready to serve for the match point, a fan yelled at him saying ‘get vaccinated, mate’. Result? An ace fired straight at his opponent. Game, Set, Match.
Novak Djokovic has now sealed his place in the QF of the AO after a dominating performance against France’s Adrian Mannarino on Sunday. Can he clinch his 11 title this year in Melbourne? Share your thoughts in the comments section.