Deyo: Because of his nationality, he was excluded and discriminated against by Western powers, and he was unable to sleep at night and was forced to fight with giants

A few days ago, Djokovic, who returned to his hometown of Belgrade, was interviewed by local media again, and the main problem revolved around his previous statement that he had been ostracized by Fenner's fans and was not liked by the outside world.

In this interview in his native language, Djokovic revealed that he believes that many people don't like him because he entered the occasion as a young man and said that he wanted to be the number one in the world, and because of this ambition, he was disgusted by many media outlets, who saw him as more of an inadequate and "unwelcome intruder".

Djokovic admitted: "At first, we went through a phase of ignoring each other and not talking to each other. …… We're on the field like a knight in a duel, whoever wins, wins. But there's a lot of stuff behind it, and there's something I really can't share, and that's what I've experienced and experienced in this kind of rival relationship, and that's the way it is. ”

And Djokovic's words are by no means false, the media has repeatedly broken out before that the three giants were photographed as strangers in the locker room, the relationship between the two sides is like a cold war, and the atmosphere has dropped to the freezing point, which makes people feel very suffocated.

In addition, Djokovic believes that behind such a complex relationship between the three people is an even more complex political game about "political correctness".

Djokovic admits that "they are from Switzerland and Spain, two Western forces. As much as I would love to think of the world – and I don't just mean the world of tennis, but the real world – as an equal, fair and peaceful world, unfortunately there is discrimination and borders everywhere in this world. In this environment, I am not saying that I have experienced discrimination, but that there is still a lot of discrimination in this society. Whether it's politics or what's going on around the world, there's a lot of things like alliances and stuff, and I'm not in those camps, either in terms of nationality or otherwise. ”

In fact, as Djokovic said, the political encirclement and suppression against Djokovic over the years have indeed never stopped.

During the 2023 Australian Open, Djokovic's father was criticized for taking a photo with fans displaying the Russian flag, and the Ukrainian ambassador even spoke out to ask the Australian Open organizing committee to ban Djokovic from playing, and called his behavior the biggest "shame" in the tennis world. Although Djokovic then issued an urgent statement saying, "We are against war and will never support any form of violence." But behind this turmoil, many people can see that there is an obvious meaning of "political group fighting".

In addition, during the previous epidemic, Djokovic became a live target of Western public opinion.

In 2022, when Djokovic announced that he was positive for the new crown, it caused an uproar in the outside world, and the Western media began to frantically hype the picture of him "playing ball with children without masks", and the "Times" even fell directly to the ground, posting: "Djokovic has completely overturned!" ”

Deyo said in an interview that it wasn't as simple as media hype and political discrimination, but that "the whole system started to kick in, including the sponsors who had the right to speak and the company behind the event, and I gradually realized that I was playing against a giant like Goliath and trying to be liked, so that's why I said I would get hurt." Then I realized that this was a merciless struggle, a real war. I also realized that in a way, I had to be strong, I had to hide myself and go my own way. ”

At that time, in men's tennis, when Fener's advice became important, and Djokovic's only attempt to raise the prize money of lower-ranked players was repeatedly resisted, all of his was regarded as "the negative teaching material of tennis", and from then on, perhaps we should have understood that this war has long gone beyond personal feuds.

Not only did Djokovic feel that when he understood all this and stopped demanding that he must be liked, at least he didn't have to sleep at night. "I realised that part of the tennis world and sports PR was never going to accept me because of my attitude, my words or my actions or whatever I did. But I'm who I am, and at least I can sleep soundly at night. ”

Now, when Djokovic finally won 24 Grand Slam titles and became the undisputed "GOAT", there are two empty spots in the dressing room: one for the retired Federer and the other for the recently retired Nadal.

But Djokovic admits he still looks up to them. "Because they paved the way for me, especially Federer, who was six years older than me. When I felt the coldness and distance from him, I said okay, that's fine. And when they came to me, I opened my arms and said yes. Now they are both retired. And with Nadal, I always understand him better, probably because we are so close in age. ”

After the end of the speech, as tennis fans, we seem to be shocked to realize that behind the cruel competition of the Big Three, there is not only a cruel fight on the court, but also a more complex and cruel exclusion and discrimination than the competition, and we may have just witnessed a cruel fact: the greatest champion in tennis is also the loneliest "war" survivor of the sport.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)