By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday, January 30, 2025
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Disgusted by the treatment Novak Djokovic received at the Australian Open, Serbian Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki said the Channel 9 host who mocked Djokovic should be fired and banned from covering tennis.
Troicki, Djokovic’s long-time friend and former Davis Cup teammate, said the treatment the former No. 1 receives Down Under has gotten “worse and worse” since he was deported from Australia back in 2022 as he was unvaccinated.
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Djokovic said he blew off the on-court interview after his AO fourth-round win in protest of Channel 9 host Tony Jones mocking Serbian fans and insulting Djokovic himself as a “failure” and “overrated.”
Novak Djokovic explained in his press conference that he didn’t want to talk to host broadcaster Channel 9, probably because of what happened here two days…
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