When Novak Djokovic CHEATED against this Swiss player at the Australian Open
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Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Stanislas Wawrinka
Although Novak Djokovic is known for his genuine honesty on the tennis court. In the following match, Djokovic took a very crucial point away from his Swiss counterpart.
The world No.1 is known for always nudging his opponents into making the right calls. He believes in playing a fair game and if he himself feels that the ball is in and was called out, he asks his opponents to challenge the call. But on this particular occasion, we get to see an uncommon side of the Serb.
Novak Djokovic takes a crucial point away from his Swiss opponent
Novak Djokovic was facing Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round of the Australian Open. It was all tied up and the match was going to be decided in the fifth and final set of the match.
In the fifth set, Djokovic and Wawrinka were tied 4 games to 4. In the 9th game, Wawrinka had an advantage and was about to get into the set which could’ve decided the match.
On Wawrinka’s return shot, the line’s judge called the ball out and Djokovic looked confirming his opponent that the ball was out. The match moved back to deuce and Djokovic won two consecutive points and won the game and the match.
After the game, the replay’s just after the game showed that the ball was clearly in, and Djokovic was seen pointing towards the ball and suggesting that it was out. The line’s judge called it out and Djokovic won the point.
It was one of those times that should make the fans realize that in the heat of the game each and every player, no matter how honest wouldn’t make moral judgments, he/she will make judgments that’ll benefit them the most.
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