“Treated far too lightly” – Wimbledon’s fine to Novak Djokovic for his violent racket break upsets fans who demand stricter punishment for the Serb
Fans were not at all happy with ITF's soft punishment on Novak Djokovic's actions during the Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz.
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L-Novak Djokovic during a press conference and R- Djokovic while throwing his racket on the post. (Image via Wimbledon)
After the Wimbledon has finally concluded, the Grand Slam has taken a certain number of steps against selected players for their on-court behavior during the tournament. Players such as Novak Djokovic and Mirra Andreeva have been punished with a significant amount of fines for their aggressive and immature actions that went actions the rules of Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic’s game against Carlos Alcaraz for the Wimbledon title was a game about to be remembered for ages with both players giving it their all on the court. But a mere incident occurred in the fifth set while Alcaraz was leading 3-1 and with the Serbian giving away a silly point, the 4th game went to the Spaniard. This frustrated Djokovic immensely with him not being able to control his emotions and he smashed his racket against the post.
He eventually broke the racket, leaving some damage to the net as well. He was warned by the chair umpire right after that as the crowd stood up on their feet and booed the Serbian. The Serb was slammed heavily for his action on social media as trolls started buzzing and despite the recent fine being sanctioned against him; the fans are not happy as they demand more heavy punishment on the 23-time Major winner.
Djokovic’s opinion of Carlos Alcaraz after the loss in the Wimbledon final
Djokovic was in severe praise for Carlos after missing out on a fifth successive Wimbledon title, allowing the Spaniard to a first Grand Slam title. Having faced him for just the third time, he had a lot of opinions on him saying, “I think people have been talking in the past 12 months or so about [Alcaraz’s] game consisting of certain elements from Roger, Rafa, and myself. I would agree with that. I think he’s got basically best of all three worlds.”
Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online on the penalty that the Serbian was levied, here’s what fans have to say:
On the pleasant side, away from the Twitter banter, Novak was really impressed by the improvement Alcaraz has made in his game in such a short time. He said, “He’s got this mental resilience and really maturity for someone who is 20 years old. It’s quite impressive. I haven’t played a player like him ever, to be honest. Roger and Rafa have their own obvious strengths and weaknesses. Carlos is a very complete player. Amazing adapting capabilities that I think are a key for longevity and for a successful career on all surfaces.”
In case you missed it:
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