Thirty-six-year-old Novak Djokovic scripted history and engraved his name in golden letters in the annals of tennis folklore by becoming the first man to win 23 grand slam titles. And going by his current form, he has no intentions of stopping. As we head toward Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic looks to be in pole position to extend his record-breaking major count to 24. The Serb has won a whopping 7 Wimbledon titles in his illustrious career. However, the defending champion Novak Djokovic couldn’t be spotted for long in Wimbledon’s recently released promo video. Instead, younger players like Coco Gauff occupied more screen time in the video in comparison to the Serb. Many fans found this to be disrespectful towards Djokovic.
Fans are not happy with Novak Djokovic being ignored in Wimbledon promo
When Novak Djokovic won his record 23rd major at Roland Garros, he became the focal point of every discussion in the tennis world. Naturally, many people expected Novak Djokovic to be at the forefront of the promotions of Wimbledon, slated to begin on the 3rd of July. But when the latest promo of Wimbledon 2023 dropped, many fans were enraged as they thought that the Serb hadn’t been represented properly in the promo. Younger players like Coco Gauff and Nick Kyrgios were given more priority in the video, according to them.
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Exactly!
Coco Gauff, the famous tennis player that famously won @Wimbledon exactly 0, that is a Famed Total of -ZERO! times!That was a DISGUSTING piece of Rubbish intro🤢… that your American Bosses produced, right!?
Figures! Bcause BJK and all the Americans are @Wimbledon now— Lily (@Lily23252955) June 16, 2023
Many fans quickly brought up their grievances regarding the issue on Twitter.
One user questioned why Coco Gauff was given more screen time than Novak Djokovic.
Where is the Novak Djokovic??? Showing quarterfinalist Coco Gauff for 10 secs but not 7 time Wimbledon champion lmao 👎👎 no respect but he barely cares…..he keeps winning 💪
— Domi comeback era🤧🙂💔 (@domi_stan_) June 16, 2023
A fan was not happy about Gauff being presented in Wimbledon’s promotional video, along with legends of the game.
https://twitter.com/j10bsquat/status/1669502165155454982?s=20
Another user called out the ‘PR’ team of Wimbledon for their ‘shameful’ display.
how do you put Coco #Gauff, Felix Auger #Aliassime , Ons #Jabeur and #Kyrgios in this video and skip 7 times Champ #Djokovic is beyond me 🤷♀️
PR of the @Wimbledon you should be ashamed, but I m not sure you know what the word "shame" means.— Aurora_ (@Aurora_Zana) June 16, 2023
One fan, however, defended Wimbledon’s decision of sidelining Djokovic.
I don't think any of you understand this poster. It's three generations. The same with the women.
From Novak's generation, Federer is the biggest Wimbledon winner at least until today.
Coco Gauff hasn't won either.— Palolis Blaugrana (@Palolis_FCB) June 16, 2023
A user theorized why Djokovic should have been the priority instead of Coco Gauff.
Perhaps you should feature your 4-time defending champion instead of Coco Gauff. The last time Novak lost at Wimbledon, Coco hadn't even played at a slam yet.
— AOC is a Nancy Pelosi Democrat (@deep_sea_blob) June 15, 2023
One labeled it to be a ‘crazy’ decision on the part of Wimbledon.
What’s crazy is they have COCO GAUFF AND ALCARAZ OVER NOVAK DJOKOVIC🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/nGoUCYIwhq
— Nabeel Mitha (@nabeelmitha24) June 15, 2023
Another fan dissed Gauff for failing to make a mark in big events and yet getting all the attention.
Bruh Coco Gauff somehow still getting attention with fail after fail in big events
— Vansh (@Vanshagar24) June 15, 2023
A user pointed out the unfair distribution of screen time among the players shown in the video.
what gourmet clownery is this?
Former Rivalries: 10sCoco Gauff, never made past R4: 10s
Jabeur, finalist: 5s
Kyrgios, finalist 🤢 (+McEnroe): 8s
Kunieda, champion, deserved: 8s
Murray (+the Brits): 6s
Rybakina+Djokovic, current champions: 3s 🙄🤡
Actual advertisement: 10s https://t.co/BfOi5gsqMh
— divyansh (@DivKaush2007) June 15, 2023
The wrath against young Coco Gauff seemed never-ending.
Imagine Coco Gauff getting more face time than 7 time(4 time defending) champion Novak Djokovic 🤦🏼♂️
— Rodney (@RottenKnee23) June 15, 2023
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Amid all the hullabaloo, Djokovic chases more history at Wimbledon
Despite all the discussions going on around Novak Djokovic being snubbed from the Wimbledon promotions, he will look to continue his winning run heading into the event. The 23-time grand slam champion will hope to clinch a record-equaling 8th Wimbledon title this year. His long-time rival Roger Federer currently sits at the top with 8 Wimbledon victories, the highest by any male in the singles category. Djokovic is also undefeated in Wimbledon since 2017, when he was forced to retire against Tomas Berdych due to injury. He has won 4 Wimbledon titles on the trot ever since.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the 36-year-old has become almost invincible in SW19 in recent years. Therefore, grand slam number 24 looks all the more imminent.
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