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20 minutes – According to Raonic, Djokovic lost the confidence of the players

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The Canadian player believes that the credibility of the World No1 waned at the Adria Tour, where several players contracted the virus.

Milos Raonic believes that Novak Djokovic will need time to recover the confidence of some players.

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Canadian Milos Raonic (29, ATP 30) told «TSN»: recent events during the Adria Tour, this series of exhibition tournaments duringand which Several players, including Novak Djokovic, contracted the Covid-19, have broken the relationship of trust between the world No 1 and some players.

“I think he (editor’s note: Djokovic, who is chairman of the ATP players’ council) has led several files positively since he was appointed to this position,” said Raonic. But when it comes to the turn of recent events, I think it will take him a little while to recover the confidence of some players. ”

The Ontarian also stigmatized the attitude of the father of the world No 1, who had claimed that Grigor Dimitrov, the first player to test positive for the new coronavirus in these tournaments disputed in Serbia and Croatia, was responsible for the situation. “It’s a shame that Novak receives so many negative responses when he wanted to do this tour with good intentions. The only thing that bothered me a bit was when I heard comments from his family that suggested that what is happening is the fault of Dimitrov. I find it all unfair. ”

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For him, there are other reasons explaining the situation: “There are other elements to take into consideration, in particular Novak who went to a basketball match where he met Jokic who was later declared positive. There was no need to go with such accusations. ”

(Sport-Center)

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