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“A Freak Show” – Five-Time Grand Slam Champion Slams Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour

Published 06/23/2020, 9:55 AM EDT

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The Adria Tour and Novak Djokovic have been receiving flak from left to right. Almost everyone has criticized the Serbian for conducting the tour during such a tough time. And after the news of positive tests of Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Coric, it has increased people’s anger against the world No.1.

Bruno Soares, a 5 time doubles grand slam champion slammed Djokovic and Adria Tour organizers. The Brazilian was angry with the timing of the tour and the players’ antics after the tour matches. In a video Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, and Grigor Dimitrov were seen partying at a nightclub in Serbia. Any care for social distancing or precaution was totally out of context.

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” Novak Djokovic showed irresponsibility and immaturity” – Bruno Soares

“The summary of that for me is Freak Show.” said the Brazilian on the podcast Match Point.

“In a worldwide situation that, no matter how good you are, even if it’s in the North Pole, with no case, you won’t go out partying, music show, crowding, and posting on Instagram.” He added

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Bruno is eyeing the resumption of tennis but feels that this ‘ horror show’ by Djokovic could cause panic among people.

“This event of theirs, although it was a completely different thing from what is going to be held in the United States, is causing a bit of general panic,” he said.

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Djokovic is also the president of the ATP players council. Soares is also a member and feels that Djokovic should be more responsible than he is now. The Serb did not attend a meeting that involved more than a hundred tennis players. The meeting was to sort out the details of the resuming season but the Serbian was busy attending a football match in Serbia.

And Bruno Soares also hopes that safety measures would be opposite when tennis resumes in the US. As the tour was Djokovic’s endeavor, it shouldn’t affect the ATP tournaments.

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“It falls on him as a person, the ATP has nothing to do with it there. He organized the event on his own.” He said.

Throughout this whole mess, Djokovic has maintained a defensive stand. He has said that the Adria Tour happened with the country’s regulation. But since then it has been a different story.

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Bhavishya Mittal is a tennis author for EssentiallySports, who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Manipal University. A former sports editor for The Manipal Journal, Bhavishya has also worked for The New Indian Express. He has a keen eye for many sports but he is a particularly ardent follower of tennis, with a zest to create riveting articles on the ever-evolving sport.
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