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World no.2 Novak Djokovic defeated 15th seeded Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in three straight sets to advance to the quarter-final of Wimbledon. He was discontented with Wimbledon fans and slammed their behaviour in the post-match interview to TV presenter Rishi Persad.
His critical attack at a section of Centre Court fans was after the chants of “Rune” were taken as boo by the Serb.
The reason behind his reaction
Rune’s supporters at various tournaments gather in huge numbers to support him. They cheer him by stretching out his last name saying “Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuune!” which sounds similar to “Boooooooooooooo!”
Djokovic thanks his fans, calls out ones who disrespected him
After his win, Djokovic gestured as if he were playing a violin in an attempt to troll Rune’s fans. Djokovic in his post-match presentation thanked those who supported him.
“To all the fans that have respect and stayed here tonight: thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate it,” the 37-year-old said.
While slamming the fans he said, “And to all those players that have chosen to disrespect the player, in this case, me -have a gooooood night. Gooooood night, Gooooood night, Very gooooood night”.
‘If someone steps over the line I will react’
The interviewer tried to convince Djokovic telling him about how people were cheering for Rune and not taunting him but Djokovic was adamant and took it as disrespect.
“They were, they were I don’t accept it I know they were cheering for Rune But that’s an excuse to also Boo. Listen I’ve been on the tour for more than 20 years, so trust me I know all the tricks I know how it works. If someone steps over the line I will react,” the Serb said.
“It’s fine It’s fine It’s ok I focus on the respectful people that have respect that paid for a ticket to watch tonight and love tennis and appreciate the players and the effort that the players put in here. I played in much more hostile environments trust me you guys can’t touch me”.
Djokovic will look to win the Wimbledon title for the eighth time. In the last edition, he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
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