Djokovic, on the sidelines, threatens a spectator: “Come here and tell me”

An eventful match that Novak Djokovic faced this Wednesday. The Serbian suffered a lot to beat Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 and reach the third round of the Australian Open after a tough match in which he did not show his best that face

And we are not only talking about aspects of tennis, where the world number 1 showed again that he is not going through his best moment, but to the tension that gripped him for a few moments of the meeting.

Specifically, we are talking about the fifth game of the fourth set, when Nole exploded with shouts and comments thrown at him from the stands and He decided to face an audience.

“come here and tell me“The Serbian challenged the fan to support the local player, in an unpleasant scene that, fortunately, did not go too far.

Djokovic was not nervous about the incidentwhich ended up in the fourth round and the ticket to the third round, where he will face Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry on Friday.

“He has told me a lot, you better not know. I put up with him for most of the game, but in the end I told him if he wanted to come down and tell me to my face.. He didn’t have the courage. In the end he apologized from there,” Balkan added after the game.

“It’s empty in many sections of the game and maybe i need that episode with the fan to shake me up and find the necessary intensityhe commented.

“I didn’t feel my best last week and it was frustrating, making mistakes that weren’t normal, but in sports you don’t always play well“, clarified the current champion after giving a new set in the two rounds played.

The tennis player, who a few days ago explained his admiration for Australian trees, said in this regard that he “has a special relationship” with one “in particular.” “The shape, the tree, the roots… I won’t reveal what tree it is. Melbourne Botanic Gardens is a treasure for the city,” concluded the first world qualifier, who returns to the Rod Laver Arena this Friday.