Posted on 07/09/2024 10:26:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Tennis legend Novak Djokovic is still being booed by a small section of fans at major tournaments, with speculation that part of it is driven by his stance against the mandatory COVID vaccine stretching back years.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion accused the Centre Court crowd of “crossing the line” and disrespecting him after he beat Dane Holger Rune in three straight sets last night.
The crowd repeatedly chanted “Rune” throughout the match, which Djokovic claimed was an attempt to antagonize him because the word sounds like “boo!”
“To all the fans that have had respect and stayed here tonight, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I appreciate it,” said Djokovic.
“And to all those people that have chosen to disrespect the player – in this case me – have a goooooooood night,” he joked.
🗣️ "Have a GOOOOD night!"
🗣️ "You guys can't touch me."
An unhappy Novak Djokovic responds to the crowd following his victory over Holger Rune.#BBCTennis #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/KCPSUwLfrg— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 8, 2024
When a BBC interviewer claimed the crowd were merely chanting Rune’s name and that it was not a dig at Djokovic, the Serb refused to accept it.
“They were. They were. I am not accepting it. No, no, no. I know they were cheering for Rune but that’s an excuse to also boo,” he said.
“Listen, I have been on the tour for more than 20 years. I know all the tricks. I focus on the respectful people that pay for the ticket, and love tennis and appreciate the players. I played in much more hostile environments, trust me – you guys can’t touch me,” he added.
“All the true tennis fans respect the players. Of course you will support one player over another and they have freedom to choose who they back. If someone steps over the line, I react and after the match I said what I said,” Djokovic said at a post-match press conference.
Respondents on X asserted that Covidians are still mad at Djokovic for refusing to take the jab and his vocal campaign against it being made mandatory for tennis players to compete in tournaments.
🚨🇬🇧 Probably a bunch of pro-vaccine fanatics whom, are all worried about ‘dying suddenly’ - boo Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon
Listen to how he responds. pic.twitter.com/T9eJns0UUs — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 8, 2024
“Djokovic is absolutely right. People think they’re being clever by saying Rune’s name as an excuse to boo Djokovic.
"Good for Djokovic to call it out.”
It's not how Rune's name sounds.
It's [ˈʁuːnə]
@DanielHarris @guardian https://t.co/Jc8ZnD1bZL pic.twitter.com/O6S1kZacMu — C Kristjánsdóttir ●🐊 (@CristinaNcl) July 8, 2024
So the crowd booed @DjokerNole purely because he chose to boycott the ‘warp speed’ jabs that have caused so much harm. And presumably because he isn’t one of the many players who’ve collapsed or died because of them. I’m embarrassed by my countrymen. Shame on you — Sally Beck (@Beck_Sall) July 9, 2024
Djokovic again showing he’s a man of
class and integrity.
Yes, the crowd called ‘Rune’ but they also booed Djokovic. And there’s no need to boo the best player unless they still can’t accept he’s ’No Vax’ Djokovic. 💪😉 — Dr John Galvão-Rogers (@j_avalonclinic) July 8, 2024
Novak Djokovic - who refused to take the covid vaccine puts those Sarah Gilbert #AstraZeneca fans booing him at Wimbledon, in their place. 😂😂👏👏. #Djokovic brave, honourable hero. https://t.co/xnrClyAXDd — Covid Vaccines were NEVER SAFE (@duzBme) July 9, 2024
@bbcnickrobinson @BBCr4today they hate Djokovic because he was the one top tennis player who REFUSED THE VACCINE. — Providence72 (@providence31587) July 9, 2024
True but I suspect a lot of the Djokovic hatred comes ever since he refused the vaccine.
I took vaccine but always thought it was anyone's absolute right to refuse.
He's a legend and I respect him more ever since. — Tarquin the otter (@Gokikia1) July 9, 2024
Another respondent admitted he doesn’t like Djokovic because of his “dodgy views on vaccines.”
Proving again what a knob he is #Djokovic wonders about the antipathy towards him? Maybe it’s his complete lack of likability and dodgy views on vaccines. — Carl Roper (@RoperCarl) July 9, 2024
As we highlighted last year, Djokovic was still being punished for his refusal to take the jab right up until June when he was banned from competing in the US Open, although this was later overturned and Djokovic went on to win the tournament.
The Serb was infamously kicked out of Australia in 2022 and prevented from defending his Australian Open title despite a judge initially ruling that the government was wrong to try to block him entering the country.
Last year, a tennis reporter who said Novak Djokovic chose a “strange hill to die on” by refusing to get vaccinated died suddenly.
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Are they booing or baaing?
The Brits might just be the most brainwashed people in the world.
Tennis.pfft.
The suffer from extreme whiteness and bad socialist dental work?
They suffer from extreme whiteness and bad socialist dental work?
Any society has a large proportion of willing slaves.
They are but I think Americans have it the worst.
I don’t blame him. Mr Fauxi and pals have been proven to be totally wrong for ordering millions and millions of people in so called civilized countries to hide under their beds for 2 years.
Hilarious to see. They are terrified that he was right, so they lash out.
They boo…. as they sit there with spike proteins in their body.
Wonder how the House of Windsor feels about CoupFlu vaxxes these days...
They are the original propaganda guinea pigs.
For decades have gone along with being forced to pay for their propaganda TV, convinced that their state propaganda media (the BBC) is elite, and go all po,-poms and gaga for their socialized medicine that makes them wait for months for eventual treatment, if they survive that long.
Americans are wild free thinkers compared to the poor Brits.
Ha!
And the whiteness is being immigrated out of them at a solid pace.
I stand up for the Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic!
Those who boo him for any reason are just a bunch of crumb-bums!
This proves that loyalty to government-enforced vaccination is the not-so-secret sign of loyalty to the world government agenda. You can tell everything you need to know about somebody by where they stand on this issue.
Carlos Alcaraz wishes they would shush. No ak doesn’t need any additional motivation to win again.
I will always despise Rafael Nadal because of how he mocked Novak after he was disqualified from the Aussie Open by the COVID Nazis. Nadal then “won” and broke a record he would never have gotten if Novak had played.
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