“This week’s award for “anybody but Djokovic” goes to”- Novak Djokovic fans left outraged as MLB star Shohei Ohtani wins 2023 AP Male Athlete of the Year award

While Ohtani received 20 out of 87 votes, Djokovic received 16.

“This week’s award for “anybody but Djokovic” goes to”- Novak Djokovic fans left outraged as MLB star Shohei Ohtani wins 2023 AP Male Athlete of the Year award

Novak Djokovic and Shohei Ohtani (image via: Open Source/X)

Shohei Ohtani has won the Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Year for the second time in three years. The MLB sensation from Japan pulled out another superb season for his team, the Los Angeles Angels. Besides, he has also performed superbly for his national team in the World Baseball Classic.

While Ohtani received 20 out of 87 votes, the tennis maestro Novak Djokovic and football wizard Lionel Messi received 16 votes each. Meanwhile, NBA star Nikola Jokic received 12 votes.

As the tennis World No.1 lost the 2023 AP Male Athlete of the Year to Shohei Ohtani, fans have reacted angrily to this choice of section. They have expressed their outrage that Djokovic didn’t win the award despite having one of the best seasons of his career. This season led him to win three major Grand Slam titles. Besides, Nole also won the ATP Finals and reached the finals of the Wimbledon.

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Djokovic won a total of seven titles this season. Even after winning this impressive number of titles, Djokovic was ignored from winning the award. However, this hasn’t been the first time this has happened to him this year. He was not even nominated for the Prestigious Sportsmanship Award earlier this season.

Fans share their angry reactions for Novak Djokovic’s loss to Shohei Ohtani for the AP Male Athlete of the Year

The 2023 season was indeed special for Nole, as he lost just one match across all the major Grand Slam events. Moreover, the records that he broke and accomplished during the season speak for themselves.

Fans react angrily over the loss of Novak Djokovic to Shohei Ohtani
Novak Djokovic (image via: Tennis.com)

Even after doing this lot and performing superbly at the highest level in the twilight of one’s career is a humongous task. Fans have shared their angry reactions as they felt that Nole was ‘robbed’ of this award. Fans have even called Ohtani an overhyped player.

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The 2024 season will be a tricky one for Novak Djokovic. Starting from the Australian Open where his old foe Rafael Nadal will be returning, Djokovic will face tougher resilience the next season. The Paris Olympics too is around the corner and Nole would look to get his hands on the Olympic gold.

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