Djokovic offers good response to French Open followers booing him after Alcaraz win

Jun 09, 2023 at 11:29 PM
Djokovic offers good response to French Open followers booing him after Alcaraz win

Novak Djokovic gave a blunt response after he was booed once more on the French Open. “I just keep winning,” mentioned the Serbian celebrity. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is now only a win away from overtaking the document he shares with Rafa Nadal by beating Carlos Alcaraz within the French Open semi-finals.

The Spanish world No.1 suffered from full physique cramps throughout the third set – and followers booed after Alcaraz forfeited his service sport to permit him to get remedy.

And Djokovic was once more booed after he closed out the match 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in a 3 hours and 23 minutes. Asked concerning the response of Paris crowd, the Wimbledon champion insisted that he was not fazed by the response, claiming: “I don’t mind. It is not the first time or the last time. I just keep winning.”

The Serbian celebrity was additionally jeered and booed when receiving a medial timeout throughout his third spherical win right here.

Then he admitted his relationship with the French Open crowd had been “up and down throughout his career”. He then added: “They gave me a lot of support, I think, in the years where I was losing in finals or, the last couple of steps before winning a title. Those years, I received quite a lot of support and love, and I was very grateful for that. I have wonderful memories.

“I still get support, even today. I think the majority of the people come to enjoy tennis or support one or the other player. But they are individuals. You know, they are people, they’re groups or whatever, that love to boo every single thing you do. That’s something that I find disrespectful and I frankly don’t understand that. But it’s their right. They paid the ticket. They can do whatever they want.

“At times, I will stay quiet. Not at times. Actually 99% of the time I will stay quiet. Sometimes I will oppose that, because I feel when somebody is disrespectful, he or she deserves to have an answer to that. That’s what it is all about.”

Djokovic will face final yr’s finalist Casper Ruud after the Norwegian world No.4 thrashed Alex Zverev 6-3 6-4 6-0.