Novak Djokovic He once again went through a moment of tension on a tennis court. In the third round of Paris Masters 1000the Serbian defeated Tallon Greek track by 4-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-4 and had a reaction against the public that did not go unnoticed.
While he has the mission of retaining the No. 1 in the ATP ranking, Nole continues to climb the table thanks to top-level tennis even though he had not competed for a month and a half. On his return to the slopes, he displayed all of his talent for the second consecutive day, although The public marked the court in an error and a tense moment arose.
Djokovic had lost the first set, recovered in the second and was 4-3 in the third. At the Belgrade serve, the Dutchman had a breaking point and what many were waiting for happened: the Djoker committed the double fault and the game was 4-4. As soon as that happened, Whistles and celebration from the public began to descend in Paris.
How did he react? He raised his racket and clapped his hands ironically again and again. Then, he raised his left thumb and continued gesturing. His face remained serious and he declared war on the public by inciting them to give more of themselves because that was not going to get him off track.
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Djokovic’s ability to play better when facing the public
It is not scientifically proven, but it should not be long before that happens. Djokovic plays better when the crowd is against him. He has proven this time and again in successive tournaments and has no problem dealing with the situation when it arises.
From the Big 3, the trio he formed with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, he was always seen as the ‘villain’ of the movie. Because of his gestures, because of his statements, because of his way of showing himself, because of his violent reactions with the racket on more than one occasion, but it must also be noted that he is a great professional and a competitor when he is willing to be.
Novak Djokovic reacted against the public in Paris
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At the same time, it must be recognized that the public in Paris has also been somewhat controversial. Daniil Medvedev He even didn’t want to play a point because of the boos he received in the game against Grigor Dimitrovand after being defeated by the Bulgarian he left the stadium while making the ‘f*** you’ gesture to the spectators.
Djokovic celebrates his new mark and remains standing in Paris
In his debut in Paris, against Tomás Etcheverry for the second round of the last M1000 of the year, Novak Djokovic surpassed Rafael Nadal (1,288) in terms of number of official matches played in the Open Era. After the match against Griekspoor he reached 1,290 and was the fourth tennis player in this statistic, behind Ivan Lendl (1.310), Roger Federer (1.526) y Jimmy Connors (1.557).
With the elimination of Carlos Alcaraz In his debut, the winner of 24 Grand Slams has some breathing room with respect to being able to maintain world No. 1 until the end of the year. In any case, the acid test will be in the ATP Finals, where he will defend the 1500 points he achieved last year.
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2023-11-03 11:00:41
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