“Lot of trash talk happening inside of my head,” Top seed Novak Djokovic gets real about his ‘ugly’ side after a victorious entry into the fourth round at the Australian Open

The Serb talked about his extrovert and trash-talking nature after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

“Lot of trash talk happening inside of my head,” Top seed Novak Djokovic gets real about his ‘ugly’ side after a victorious entry into the fourth round at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic (Source: BBC)

Novak Djokovic has been one of the most aggressive and passionate tennis players in the world for quite some time now.

Be it responding to his opponents on the court or some hecklers in the stands, the Serb never shies away from challenges and interactions. He, in fact, thrives under pressure and is one of the best at doing so. 

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In the press conference after his straight-set victory in the third round against Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Novak Djokovic talked about exactly that: his trash-talking nature and his personality. He said that there’s a lot of trash talk going on in his head during the matches. 

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Being the extrovert that he is, the World No. 1 often ends up showing those emotions openly during his matches. 

 There's a lot of trash talk happening inside of my head. I guess it's part of the game. It's part of who I am. I do have extrovert kind of personality. I show my emotions - not always - but it does happen. When I show the bad side of my emotions, it's ugly and it's not something I enjoy. It is what it is.
Said the 24-time Grand Slam champion. 

Djokovic has had no difficulty winning the first three matches of the tournament, and he will now face Frenchman Adriano Mannarino in the fourth round. The Serb has a 4-0 record in the tournament and should not have much trouble winning this match as well. 

Novak Djokovic’s heated interaction with his heckler during the second round 

Novak Djokovic was asked this question in the press conference based on the heated interaction that he had with a fan in the stands during his second-round match against Alexei Popyrin.

Being an Australian, Popyrin was the local favorite in the match and Novak was heckled a lot by some fans during the match. 

Novak Djokovic confronting his heckler
Novak Djokovic confronting his heckler (Source: Twitter)
Yeah, there were a lot of things that were being told to me and said on the court. I was tolerating it for the most of the match. But at one point, I had enough and asked him whether he wants to come down and tell it to my face. And when you confront somebody, unfortunately for him, he didn’t have the courage to come down.
The Serb said. 

He ended up calling out a certain fan and asking him to come down to the court to say things to his face. The fan ended up apologizing to the Serb, as confirmed by himself in his post-match conference. 

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