LONDON (AP) — Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic's opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him.
LONDON — Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic's opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was sure it was the latter — and he let everyone know he was not happy about it.
Rune's supporters at various tournaments often will stretch out his last name, saying, “Ruuuuuune!" — which sounds rather similar to “Boooooo!” — and that happened again Monday. “To all the fans that have respect and that stayed here tonight: Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate it. And to all those people that have chosen to disrespect the player — in this case, me — have a goooood night. Gooooood night. Gooooood night. Very gooooood night," he said, stretching out the “Os” in “good” so they sounded like “boo.”“They were. They were. They were. I don’t accept it. I know they were cheering for Rune.
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