“Novak Djokovic is like the Darth Vader,”- John McEnroe defends Serbian amid Wimbledon controversy

Djokovic is through to the semifinals at Wimbledon for the 13th time in his career.

“Novak Djokovic is like the Darth Vader,”- John McEnroe defends Serbian amid Wimbledon controversy

John McEnroe(L), Novak Djokovic(R) (Via Imago)

John McEnroe defended Novak Djokovic after the Serbian has faced criticism following his controversial incident involving the fans at the Wimbledon Championships.

McEnroe said that he related with Djokovic when it came to dealing with the negativity from the fans. The 37-year-old was visibly upset by the behavior of some fans during his match against Holger Rune. Later, he lashed out at the crowd during his on-court interview and claimed that they were booing him during the contest. 

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John McEnroe has stated that Djokovic was being seen as Darth Vader, a lead villain in the science fiction franchise Star Wars. He also pointed out the stark contrast in reputation that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal‘s have gathered over the years. 

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He is like the Darth Vader. There's two of the greatest class acts we have seen in tennis, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who can compare to them in terms of what they have brought to the table and the way that people love them? Nobody. Then this guy Djokovic has the 'nerve' to come in and break into the party.
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Roger Federer also spoke about the same in his latest documentary “Federer: Twelve Final Days”. The Swiss mentro mentioned that Djokovic was misunderstood in tennis and that emerging at a time when the Federer-Nadal rivalry was flourishing did not help him. 

Novak Djokovic slides into Wimbledon semifinals after Alex De Minaur withdrew

Novak Djokovic made it to the semifinals of Wimbledon after his quarterfinal opponent Alex De Minaur withdrew from their match. The Australian No.1 had suffered a nasty fall towards the end of his fourth-round match and it has resulted in him pulling out of the tournament. 

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Novak Djokovic (Image via Imago)

Hours before his quarterfinal match, he announced that he was pulling out due to injury. It was unfortunate timing news for the Australian as he had worked hard to reach to reach the last right at a Major for just the third time in his career.

Djokovic will next take on either Taylor Fritz or Lorenzo Musetti. Additionally, he has equalled Roger Federer’s record of 13 appearances in the Wimbledon semifinals. If he goes all way at SW19 this week, he will also equal the Swiss maestro’s record of eight titles at the tournament.

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