Novak Djokovic after a match with German Alexander Zverev.
Toby Melville, Reuters
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A clear icon is the untouchable among fans, but also in virtually all world media, Roger Federer. His big competitor and friend Rafael Nadal also has a strong place. The only one of the famous trio to stay away is the seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
The fact that the 33-year-old tennis player is boldly set to surpass the twenty grand slam titles of his big rivals and become the best player in history does not change anything.
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic in action during the semifinals of the Champions Tournament.
Paul Childs, Reuters
But while Federer and Nadal pull together and are idols for virtually the entire tennis world, Djokovic goes against the flow. He recently resigned as chairman of the board to establish his own organization, the PTPA, which he believes would better protect the interests of players.
In addition, he constantly fights with the media. This feud culminated in recent weeks, when, according to some information from the foreign press, Djokovic, despite his new organization PTPA, was to run back to the ATP players’ council, which he recently left.
The players chose me
However, due to the conflict of interests, this is not possible according to the rules of the men’s tennis association ATP, moreover, the Serb himself radically rejects such information. “I read about myself as a hypocrite when, as the founder of the PTPA, I want to go back to the game board. But it’s not like that at all, I was talking about something completely different and this came out of it,” the tennis king raged.
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And then he shot his own version. “I myself did not apply for the board of directors, the other tennis players nominated me as a candidate, they wanted it that way and voted for it!”
According to Djokovic, journalists concealed this intention with the intention of damaging his name in the eyes of the public. “It’s a lie and it’s not the first time. I’m getting used to it. But this can only strengthen me. I will fight all the more for what will help the sport as such and individual players,” added the Belgrade native.
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