Serbian maestro Novak Djokovic He is one of the greatest athletes the tennis world has ever seen. He has 21 major titles to his name and is one of the favorites to win any tournament he has ever played. Along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, he revolutionized and popularized modern tennis.
But despite his size, Djokovic has always been in other controversies and is not very popular with tennis fans. One of the things Djokovic was often accused of in the early part of his career was that he sometimes faked an injury while on the hind leg. It has been alleged that Djokovic deliberately did this to get a medical break and to dampen the momentum of his opponents.
At the 2008 US Open, Djokovic had to beat Spaniard Tommy Robredo in a tight five-set match in the last 16. In the end, he defeated Robredo 4-6.6-2.6-3.5- in five sets. 7.6-3 to enter the quarter-finals. However, he received a lot of criticism for taking two medical breaks during the match.
His quarterfinals rival Andy Roddick mocked him before the match, joking that he had too many injuries. “Two wrists hurt, bird flu and SARS!” Roddick commented on Djokovic’s injury. In the quarterfinals, Djokovic defeated Roddick in four sets 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
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‘It’s not nice to say I’ve had 16 injuries and faked in front of this crowd’: Novak Djokovic on Andy Roddick
After the match, during the interview, Djokovic acknowledged Roddick’s comments and called the elephant in the room. He said he knew the crowd thought he was faking an injury because Roddick He said 16 injured.
“I know them [the crowd] they’re against me anyway because they think I’m faking everything” said. “It’s not nice to say in front of this crowd that I have 16 injuries and I’m faking it.”
But he also said that Roddick’s statement was not intentional and misunderstood due to a misunderstanding. He later apologized for his comments.
“Unfortunately, Andy made a statement and I don’t think it was intentional.” said. “He joked and it was a misunderstanding. I exaggerated and reacted badly. at that moment. Sorry if I reacted like that. It was just impulsive and I’ve had a lot of emotions over the past two days.“
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