“Had Roger Federer done what Novak Djokovic did at US Open, he wouldn’t have been disqualified”: When Serb’s ex-coach felt his success hurt the West
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Djokovic’s former coach said that the West was not happy with his success (Source: Getty and IMAGN)
Novak Djokovic’s former coach Nikola Pilic said in an old interview that the Serb’s success “hurt the West.” These comments came in 2021, when Djokovic won the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon, before losing in the US Open final.
Pilic is a former tennis player, who reached the final of the 1973 French Open and won the 1970 US Open in men’s doubles. Djokovic joined his academy in Germany at the age of 12. Pilic also coached Serbia to Davis Cup victory in 2010.
While speaking in an interview in 2021, the Croat said that Djokovic’s success hurt the West. He also referred to the Serb’s disqualification from US Open 2020 after hitting a lineswoman, claiming that Roger Federer would not have endured that had he done the same thing.
“I think his success has hurt the West in a different way. By their understanding of things, the level Djokovic has reached was reserved for someone from the West; and then comes a guy from a small country to dominate the world of tennis. Had Roger Federer done what Djokovic did at the US Open 2020, he would not have been disqualified. (The West) has a problem with Djokovic being the best,” Pilic told Croatian newspaper Vecernji list, as quoted by Tennis Majors.
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Novak Djokovic during a press conference in Sofia (Image Source: Getty)
Novak Djokovic during a press conference in Sofia (Image Source: Getty)
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