Not only was the World No. 1 prevented from defending his 2021 crown at Melbourne Park, but a majority of the world media also maligned him for his recklessness and disregard for the letter of the law.
In that context, Djokovic was probed on whether he was worried about how he would be perceived in the tennis universe following his controversy in Australia. The Serb replied that while he wasn’t sure how the tennis universe felt about him yet, he did express hope that his recent interview with the BBC would help bring about a shift in terms of his image. In the interview, Djokovic had said he would not compromise his principles to add more titles to his name.
The Serb also divulged a few details about his public relations team during the interview, while asserting that they were trying their best to get his side of the story out to the tennis community. He did maintain, however, that he held nothing against the tennis media in general.
He proceeded to express dismay at the entire situation in Melbourne while also noting the political state of play.
“We texted after the match, I felt sad that he was experiencing those kinds of emotions” - Novak Djokovic on Daniil Medvedev’s emotional monolog
During the press conference, Djokovic was also asked to give his thoughts on Daniil Medvedev’s emotional monolog following his defeat in this year’s Australian Open final. The Russian was visibly bogged down by the crowd’s treatment of him during the championship match, and went as far as to claim that “the kid inside him had stopped dreaming.”
The Serb offered his sympathy to his good friend before revealing that he had reached out to him via text following his loss in Melbourne.
He added that he has been on the receiving end of such vilification time after time in his career, while asserting that such things were part and parcel of the game.
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