“Made me run for my money,” Novak Djokovic gushes in praise over young Dino Prizmic’s on-court heroics and resilience after a tough win at the Australian Open
During the post-match interview, Djokovic could not help but praise the young athlete for his exceptional performance.
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Novak Djokovic and Dino Prizmic (Credit: The New Daily)
Serbian legend Novak Djokovic passed through the first round of the Australian Open 2024. Battling against teenager Dino Prizmic, the match ended in a stellar four sets.
During the post-match interview, Djokovic could not help but praise the young athlete for his exceptional performance.
The defending champion admired the young Croatian’s maturity and applauded him for the way he fought against Djokovic. He also went on to talk about the resilience with which Prizmic kept on going after the Serbian.
He fought. He showed great mentality. Resilience. He made me run for my money tonight.Said Djokovic.
Prizmic was also commended for his complete use of the hard court and the way he was comfortable and defended himself. Djokovic was impressed at how someone as young as 18 could perform with such tenacity on a platform as grand as the AO.
Djokovic also expressed gratitude for Prizmic’s team and family, recognizing their contributions to the budding star’s development. He expressed his wish to help Prizmic’s developing career.
I certainly wanna be in his corner. Hopefully, he'll invite me because he's gonna do big things in his career.Djokovic further added
Djokovic lashes on the crowd during the first round of the Australian Open
If one had to jot down all the rivals of Novak Djokovic, one familiar with his history would write ‘the crowd’.
It is not now for Djokovic to create controversies on the match court, especially with the audiences. Out of all the big names in tennis, Djokovic’s is one of the most hated players.
His altercations with the audience during Wimbledon were very viral, with him being booed down every second.
On the same line, even today, the Serbian could not hold himself back from getting all heated up. While playing against Dino Prizmic, Djokovic got flustered by the noises created by the crowd and yelled at them, “Shut the f*** up!“.
Soon after, the umpire had to intervene and ask the crowd to maintain the decorum inside the Rod Laver court. While Djokovic’s irritation with the audience was palpable, he maintained his calm and continued the play. However, the incident heightened the already tense situation.
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