Tennis news: Novak Djokovic is a mystery to the media and his fellow ATP athletes

Novak Djokovic comes from Serbia, a developing country, unlike most tennis players from wealthy and elite families. He is known for his bizarre antics, such as ripping off his shirt or bending and smashing rackets to celebrate his victories. 

Many people consider his behaviour disrespectful. However, Serbians celebrate everything and people who don't understand this aspect of Serbian culture find his actions irritating.

The 35-year-old Serb broke the dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in dominance and disrupted the rivalry between the two by emerging as the third pole.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m pleased and grateful that the Judge overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all that has happened,I want to stay and try to compete <a href="https://twitter.com/AustralianOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AustralianOpen</a> <br>I remain focused on that. I flew here to play at one of the most important events we have in front of the amazing fans. 👇 <a href="https://t.co/iJVbMfQ037">pic.twitter.com/iJVbMfQ037</a></p>&mdash; Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) <a href="https://twitter.com/DjokerNole/status/1480529173789696001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Roger Federer was considered the undisputed king of tennis by the media before the rise of Novak Djokovic. Rafael Nadal was the undisputed clay court king but failed to offer much of a challenge to Roger Federer outside of the clay court tournaments.

Novak Djokovic could not give a tough fight to Roger Federer in the early stages of his career. However, the Serb took over after 2011 and began dominating the game, threatening the legacy of Roger Federer. 

Roger Federer had been turned into a cult figure by the media. Novak Djokovic received significant negative press from the media due to his lack of graciousness on the court, threatening Roger Federer's undisputed status as a cult figure alongside his on and off-screen antics.

During the early stages of his rise, Novak Djokovic also drew the ire of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal fans.

Novak Djokovic regularly mimics his opponents on the court, acts goofy at times and likes playing to the crowd. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are known for their class on the court. They were not booed and looked down upon by the crowd and did not have to fight to the extent Novak Djokovic did to earn the audience's and media's respect.

In 2020, Novak Djokovic said, "It is a fact that most fans support Federer and Nadal against me but that's due to what they represent in world tennis."

The rise of Novak Djokovic gave rise to one of the most exciting competitions in the tennis world. The Big Three is a nickname given to the trio of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer.

The Big Three have held the World's No. one spot on the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings for 892 weeks, with Novak Djokovic holding the top spot for the most prolonged duration(373 weeks).

21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic is also excellent in his beliefs. He missed out on a significant portion of the 2022 season, including the Australian Open and the US Open, owing to his strong commitment to not getting vaccinated for Covid-19.

The Serbian legend holds an unorthodox worldview, with a strong belief in telekinesis and telepathy. In the past, he hired a coach who believed in levitation and discovered that he was allergic to gluten when he held a slice of bread to his stomach.

The personal beliefs of Novak Djokovic had also caused harm to his public image in the past.

Whatever his private life may be like, Novak Djokovic is one of the best and has solidified his position as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.