Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic has accomplished a lot in his tennis career. With 24 Grand Slam titles and nearly a century of ATP titles to his name, there is no doubt that the right-hander will be remembered as the greatest player of all time.
However, the topic that divides opinion within the tennis community is his popularity. The Belgrade native has always been considered someone who was not as adored as his great rivals, Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal. Leading tennis manager Patricio Apey shared his views on this topic.
Novak is just great. I’ve been lucky enough to get to know him down the years. I’ve done some things for his Foundation and I don’t have the smallest bad word to say about him. Of course, everyone will care how fans view them, but I’m not sure it’s entirely true to say that Djokovic is not popular.Patricio Apey said in an interview with Tennis365
In the documentary “Federer: The Last Twelve Days”, the Swiss maestro also gave his opinion on the subject. Federer claimed that the 37-year-old was more of a “party animal” for “Federer” fans, as the tennis community was happy with the Swiss and the Spaniard as two heroes rather than a third icon.
A lot of Federer and Nadal fans will want to drive that message, but he is caring, he is as intelligent as can be and is a class act in so many ways. He can attend an event for a charity or a foundation and deliver a 30-minute speech about the mission of the organization without a single note. He is always so impressive. He’s so grounded, centred and comfortable in his skin. That’s more important than anything anyone can say about him. You can’t please all of the people all of the time, that’s the reality.Patricio Apey added
Djokovic’s relationship with the tennis public has fueled this topic. It was most recently seen in the Wimbledon fourth-round match against Holger Runewhen the 24-time Grand Slam champion lashed out at the crowd for disrespecting him during the match.
Novak Djokovic unveils his outfit for the Paris Olympics
24 times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic is already looking ahead to two key events for the remainder of the season: the US Open and the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesHe mentioned it at a press conference after his defeat against Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final.
For the Paris Olympics, Djokovic’s outfit has been unveiled. He will wear a red polo shirt with blue inserts on the sides and collar, paired with white shorts. His shoes will be white with his technical logo, taking up the colors of the Serbian flag, red and blue.
Djokovic knows he needs to improve his game for the US Open and the Olympics. Defeat against Alcaraz at Wimbledon means he missed the opportunity to match Roger FedererThe record eight All-England Club titles.
Most worryingly, Djokovic has yet to win a single tournament in 2024, and Wimbledon was his first final of the season. It’s the first time since 2005 that he has reached August without a title.
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