Pobješnjeli Đoković odbio dati intervju i objasnio zašto: "Neka ovo riješe kako znaju"
"Hvala vam što ste večeras ovdje. Hvala vam na prisustvu i podršci. Vidimo se u sljedećem krugu ", kazao je Đoković i otišao u svlačionicu.
Ipak, na press-konferenciji nakon meča objasnio je zašto je bio ljut i nije dao izjavu.
Novak Djokovic didn't want to do a post match interaction on court. Instead he made an announcement for the crowd, thanked them and said, see you next round. Was he upset for some reason? #Djokovic #AusOpen25 #AusOpen #AO25 https://t.co/nWxGezxUzv
— Sumit Ghosh (@SumitG71) January 19, 2025
Novak Djokovic on snubbing on-court interview: "I'd like to just clarify the reason why it ws not conducted on the court ... a couple of days ago the famous sports journalist who works for official broadcaster Nine here in Austraia made a mockery of Serbian fans and also made…
— Max Laughton (@maxlaughton) January 19, 2025
Dodao je da prihvata ukoliko ga kazne, jer nije dao intervju, ali da je uradio nešto što misli da je bilo potrebno da se uradi i da njegov protest nema veze s navijačima na tribinama.
Đoković će u četvrtfinalu igrati protiv Španca Carlosa Alcaraza koji je prethodno eliminisao Britanca Jacka Drapera.