Wimbledon followers despatched clear message after frightening Novak Djokovic retaliation
Wimbledon followers have been instructed they have Novak Djokovic ‘misunderstood’ after some gave him a unfavourable reception throughout his second-round victory over Jordan Thompson on Wednesday. The Serbian was seen obvious at some Centre Court followers and cupping his ears in retaliation as he received the match 6-3, 7-6, 7-5.
Djokovic grew to become essentially the most profitable males’s participant in historical past final month when he received the French Open to raise his twenty third Grand Slam trophy and transfer past Rafael Nadal’s 22 Majors. Seven of Djokovic’s Grand Slam victories have come at Wimbledon, with the 36-year-old profitable the final 4 editions of the event.
In truth, Djokovic is unbeaten on the All England Club since 2017 and has received his final 30 matches there. But over time on the event, he has struggled to amass the identical adulation bestowed upon the likes of his former rivals Roger Federer and Nadal.
During Djokovic’s first-round match in opposition to Pedro Cachin on Monday, there was a well-recognized lack of enthusiasm proven in the direction of the veteran, whereas the temper was related all through his contest with Thompson. Djokovic’s winners have been cheered much less loudly than these of his first two opponents. And his response in the direction of the group on Wednesday illustrated his apparent chagrin in any case he has achieved on the well-known Centre Court all through his profession.
Alex Corretja has just lately tried to elucidate precisely why the participant doesn’t get the love he deserves. And the previous world No 2 has claimed folks “don’t’ know” the true Djokovic. “People get confused by his way of thinking and it’s a shame because I think he is an unbelievable human being, honestly,” Corretja instructed Tennis365.
“He is deep, he is someone who is very interesting and you learn so much when he speaks. When you listen to him, he goes into everything to become better both as a tennis player and a human being, as a father and a son. I have so much respect for him and I am a big fan.
“People don’t know Novak and that is why they have an opinion of him that isn’t always positive. What they see from a player is the reactions he shows on court. They have a chance to hear maybe two questions from him on court and that is nothing as they are pretty much based on the match.
“I like him very much, he is an interesting person and he has so much to add to the whole world. He is a humble guy and I think it would be good for him to give some interviews from time to time for people to get to know him better.”