Although on more than one occasion he has already made it clear that he does not lose sleep over the reactions of the public who do not see him as their favorite player, Novak Djokovic only demands respect to be able to play at his best level.
Although most of the fans have received him in a great way at Melbourne Park, after the previous edition where he had to be expelled from the country for not getting vaccinated against Covid-19, there were a couple throughout his different commitments that he missed from the line Of respect The winner of 21 Grand Slam titles referred precisely to them: «Personally, what I like to see is respect, and not a one-dimensional narrative that focuses only on one part of the story and is only written in that address.
I like it when you take a different perspective, trying to be a little more objective”, commented ‘Nole’ after his victory over the Russian Andrey Rublev in the round of 16 of the Australian Open. “I respect your profession and understand that without you, our sport would not be as global as it is.
In the end, we are all part of the same team. I also understand that there are people who are more biased and like me less. It is really difficult to define the right path”, added the Serb. Despite his great successes on the track, Djokovic has had a hard time winning over the public of a large part of the fans at the different stops he has on tour.
Nole wants his revenge
John McEnroe claimed that Novak Djokovic will gradually gain «more respect» over time. «Obviously, we’re talking about two of the most supremely talented class acts the game has ever seen in Roger [Federer] and rafa [Nadal].
for me roger [Federer] He is the most beautiful player I have ever seen play and Rafa’s [Nadal] the intensity is so great, but Novak [Djokovic] He’s done a great job of getting into the mix and possibly surpassing both of them at some point,» said John McEnroe.
«His style of play is so technically solid that it is sometimes taken for granted. His toughness and mental toughness are also impressive. He is four or five years younger than Roger.» [Federer] and he already had that cloak when novak [Djokovic] burst onto the scene. It’s hard at that point to shake it off,» she added.
