“Some players retire with glory, some drag on with bruised ego” – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal criticized by fans for hanging heavy despite injuries

Tennis fanatics guessing that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will retire soon.

“Some players retire with glory, some drag on with bruised ego” – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal criticized by fans for hanging heavy despite injuries

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Twitter went ablaze after seeing Novak Djokovic lose against Dusan Lajovic at the Banja Luka Open last night. Djokovic lost against fellow Serbian Lajovic in straight sets 6-4, 7-6. What was particularly a difficult fact to digest was that Djokovic lost the second set tiebreaker after being up 6-3 against Dusan Lajovic.

This was the second upset for Novak Djokovic within 10 days. He lost to Lorenzo Musetti in Monte-Carlo Masters round of 16. Since that loss, news of his elbow injury and doubts about his prospects are doing the rounds.

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Tennis fans are comparing Djokovic’s losses and injury woes to that Rafael Nadal’s. Rafael Nadal recently pulled out of the 3 most sought-after clay court tournaments due to his injury. The Monte Carlo Masters, the ongoing Barcelona Open, and the Mutua Madrid Open are set to begin on 28th April. Despite Djokovic lifting the Australian Open in the beginning of the year, people are wondering whether the world no. 1 should retire.

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Rafael Nadal‘s fans desperately want him to lift one last Roland Garros Trophy, which could be his 15th French Open title this year. On the contrary, Djoker fans are hoping he could leverage Nadal’s injury and prove his mettle on clay. In both cases, fanbase is saying they are thirsty for more of the Djokovic and Nadal tennis. They want more of the Djokovic and Nadal rivalry.

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Twitterati eager to bid farewell to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal

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Twitter tennis fans are quick to call shots at Djokovic after his loss. They are assuming that this looks like the beginning of the end for the Serb. Talks of his age and his injury are ripe on social media.

Some on Twitter were more empathetic to Novak Djokovic suggesting he should pace out his year and practice sessions as he is not young anymore.

The match with Lajovic was a record for Djokovic, not in a good way. This match brought his worst break-point conversion percentage. This was also a topic of discussion post-match.

Whatever Twitter is saying, tennis fans are surely waiting for one last dance between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

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