Novak Djokovic has spent an astonishing 428 weeks at the top of the tennis world rankings while accumulating an almost impossible-to-break record of 24 Grand Slam titles since turning pro in 2003. In 21 years, Novak has risen to amass immortality in the great sport of tennis. So, why does no one like him? And, should a distaste for the man decrease his chances of the best-to-ever play recognition?
Of course, ‘no one’ is an exaggeration, and many tennis fans worldwide love Djokovic—unless you hail from London, that is. Nevertheless, it seems that Djokovic receives a lot of vitriol and, for lack of a better partnering term, hate.
For the better part of two decades and extending into the future, Djokovic’s career has and will be intertwined with the sensational careers of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. For a time, Federer was extolled as the greatest to ever play. But Nadal continued to win every French Open Major and others…
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