Recalling ‘Pathologically Jealous’ Roger Federer’s Brutal Take, Novak Djokovic Fans Viciously Troll the Swiss Maestro for Sportsmanship Honors

The highly competitive world of tennis has brought many players face-to-face to unfold rivalries that fans enjoyed to a great extent. The rivalry between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic has always captivated the strong attention of the audience even after one of the contenders said goodbye to his professional career. Recently, a video, trailing back to 2009, reignited the discussions among two different sides of fans.

The year 2009 is counted as one of the peak years where the big threes of the tennis world stood against each other. This took the excitement of the fans to a very high point. Besides the excitement, a feeling of rage also found its existence among the followers. A glimpse of this was witnessed again recently, as a video of Roger Federer’s bold comment on Djokovic resurfaced the social media.

Fans present hate over Federer’s 2009 interview of despising Novak Djokovic

Among a huge pile of files that hold traces of arguments between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the year 2009 counts as a major one. As Novak Djokovic stood against Andy Roddick in a quarter-final match of the Australian Open, Nole called off from the match as he couldn’t take the Australian heat.

Commenting over the incident, Federer, in an interview, said, “Well its happened before so I mean he’s not the guy who has never given up in his career. So that’s kind of disappointing to see when you got two tough guys playing and you give up. I mean he gave up against me in Monaco last year because of some sore throat. I’ve only given up basically once in my career.” Coming back to the present, a video of this interview, recently started catching the attention of Nole fans on the internet again, over which, they came forward with rageful comments.

The fans, as they started spotting the video that contained harsh comments for their favorite tennis star, began to despise Federer over it. A fan, referring to the whole scenario as jealousy, said, “Roger definitely has a nasty streak, and is pathologically jealous of Novak’s abilities. He hated it when Novak had his number and he realized he could no longer beat Novak . Pathetic !”

Another fan, pointing out the Swiss tennis maestro’s insecurity regarding Djokovic, commented, “This interview way back when clearly indicates Federer’s insecurity, he already knew Djokovic was a big threat to his supremacy. Otherwise he would have taken the high road.”

Another fan, coming up with a witty response, said, “Sour, sore and salty in one.”

A fan directly came forward to express her thoughts over Federer’s words as she commented, “Shocks me every time I see it.”

The trail of comments viewed the whole scenario from different perspectives. A fan, focusing on how Federer bragged about his numbers, said, “Funny how he ended up making it about himself “I’ve only given up once…”. The master of humblebrag.”

With these and several other comments, Nole fans united once again to ensure the strong image of their favorite tennis. While the fans still show such high levels of faith in the Serbinator, their combined efforts dimmed the light that Federer once raised in 2009.

A look back to the Djokovic-Federer rivalry

The Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer rivalry has proved to be one of the most exciting rivalries in tennis history. They have faced each other 50 times, with Djokovic leading the head-to-head record 27–23, including 13–6 in finals. They have also played almost 17 matches at majors, with Djokovic leading 11–6, out of which, five were in finals and a record 11 in the semifinals. As the records suggest, Djokovic is the only player to defeat Federer at all four majors, and similarly, Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic at each one.

The rivalry between Djokovic and Federer has been described as one of the greatest in sports history. However, the reason behind this rivalry is not just the intensity between the players but also its impact on the sport and its fans.

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As the Swiss tennis maestro stays retired from his professional career as well as the rivalries he had on the court, the rage of fans over what happened in 2009 describes the depth of the love that fans carry for Nole.

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