With his dominance of the ATP Tour over the past decade, Novak Djokovic has cemented his position as one of the greatest athletes in the sports realm. The Serbian tennis player has always had a strict fitness regime and diet that has fuelled him to reach those unprecedented heights. But it’s quite hard to say that the 35-year-old belongs to the category of the most ripped or muscular players on the ATP Tour.

Even his former coach, Boris Becker, has the same view about the 22-time singles Grand Slam champion. The German tennis legend also believes that Djokovic has been very extreme about his diet considering his physique. Here’s what the retired tennis star had to say about the ‘Djoker’ and his strict regime.

When Boris Becker mocked Novak Djokovic for his extreme diet

The former tennis ace is back in his home country after facing jail time over his bankruptcy case in the UK. Now that he is back in Germany, Becker was recently featured in an interview with the Financial Times in which he talked about his experience in British prison.

Later, the conversation moved to the Serbian tennis legend as Becker reminisced about his coaching days with him. They were in a Bavarian restaurant talking about Novak Djokovic and his antics. Notably, the recently crowned Australian Open champion’s diet became the main subject of their conversation.

The former German tennis player revealed that the ‘Djoker’ was quite extreme about his fitness. Becker joked about his diet while reminiscing about a hilarious incident with the Serbian. Taking note of his strict regime and his physique, Becker recalled how he once said to Djokovic, “You gotta eat something, you cannot just live on . . . air!”.

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Djokovic is one of the many successful tennis stars who have adopted a vegan diet which, according to him, has elevated his performances on the court. According to the Independent UK, the 10-time Australian Open champ was advised to switch to a vegan diet by Dr. Cetojevic. This was mainly due to his intolerance to gluten. Other famous tennis stars who have adopted a vegan diet are Venus and Serena Williams, and the controversial Aussie star, Nick Kyrgios.

Becker has never shied away from supporting Djokovic

The German tennis legend has been quite vocal about the 35-year-old’s recent antics during the first Grand Slam event of the season. During the tournament Down Under, Djokovic picked up a hamstring injury that also became a contentious point for the entire tennis community.

Many accused of him overplaying and faking his injury to deceive his opponents during the Australian Open. It was his former coach, Becker, who came to refute those disrespectful remarks about one of the greatest on the ATP Tour. From his coaching experience, the former tennis ace said that Djokovic would never fake an injury, and he further brought to light his prior thigh issues.

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