“I would jump on that guy,” ‘Brothers’ Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic share a hilarious WWE exchange about the infamous heckler incident at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic opens up about the heckling he received from the crowd at the Australian Open, involved in a funny banter with Nick Kyrgios.

“I would jump on that guy,” ‘Brothers’ Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic share a hilarious WWE exchange about the infamous heckler incident at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios (Image via: Imago)

Novak Djokovic earned a hard-fought win in the second round of the Australian Open. The Serb was up against World ranked No. 43 Alexei Popyrin.

Nole started off the match in dominance, winning the first set of the match 6-3. However, the 24-year-old came back strongly, winning the second set.  

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Even in the third set of the match, Nole earned the win by a slight margin, following up with a dominant performance in the fourth set to clinch the match.

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However, apart from the match results, one more incident gained media attention. It was a confrontation between the defending champion and a fan in the Rod Laver Arena. 

It was the fourth set of the match, during which one of the fans from the crowd said something to Nole. The Serb didn’t withstand it and asked the fan to “come down and say it to his face.” The entire arena was left in silence.

However, after the win, Nole had a funny banter regarding this with Nick Kyrgios. The Australian is working as a commentator for ESPN. 

Did you like that exchange? He was apologizing from far away and all of a sudden there's absence of courage you know when it's needed to face me.
During the interview with ESPN, Nole asked Kyrgios
 Let's do WWE in the crowd, I'll jump in for you.
Kyrgios in reply to this said

Novak Djokovic adds to the list of players criticizing the crowds of the Australian Open

Many players have been critical of the crowds during the Australian Open. In the interview after the match, Djokovic complained about the crowd being too noisy and not suitable for him.

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Novak Djokovic (Image via: Imago)
Not a great atmosphere to play in but to be honest you have to find a way to win. They made noises between the first and the second serves.
He said

Even before Nole, players like Arthur Rinderknech and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova have complained about heckling and the crowd being too noisy. However, after the win, Nole qualifies for the third round, where he will be facing Argentina’s Tomás Martín Etcheverry.

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