Novak Djokovic is certainly one of the most polarizing figures the sport of tennis has ever seen. Unlike his 2 biggest rivals – Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, he shares a love-hate relationship with the fans. In a recent research conducted by the World Sports Network, it was revealed that the Serb topped the list of the most hated tennis players online.

Controversies continued to surround him at the ongoing French Open as well. Djokovic faced condemnation from the French sports minister for his message of ending the violence between ethnic Albanians and Serbs after his opening-round bout at Roland Garros.

There is no denying the fact that wherever he plays, all eyes are on his actions – be it on the court or off it. During his second-round match against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics at the French Open, a unique device was seen taped to his chest. Quite unsurprisingly, this sparked myriad reactions from fans all over Twitter.

Fans react to mysterious device taped on the chest of Novak Djokovic

While Novak Djokovic was changing his shirts during the match against Fucsovics, cameras spotted a strange, round object being taped to his chest. The object seemed to resemble Iron Man’s arc reactor, with the commentators jokingly claiming, “maybe Novak is Iron Man“.

This sent fans into a frenzy on Twitter as they came up with hilarious explanations and bizarre theories regarding the device.

One user hinted that the device might be something Djokovic uses to enhance his performance, saying, “One day he’ll get caught”.

Another joked about his vaccination status, “Not the vaccine, but implanting a chip in your chest is worth it”.

One fan hilariously asked, “omg novak has a gluten AND iron intolerance?”

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Another user theorized, “I know it is probably alternative medicine experiment or smth 💀”.

One fan compared him to Iron Man, saying, “Cheap version of this 🙃”.

Another fan said, “I have the same on my chest #ArcReactor”.

One tried to explain, “Not sure what this is, but It certainly does not look like a ‘nanoparticle’ based strictly based on size measurements”.

One user simply said, “its that magic juice”.

Another fan joked, “Gonna hurt like crap ripping off all that chest hair…”

What this device actually is

The device seen taped to Djokovic’s chest is actually a magnetic chip used to relieve chronic pain and anxiety. It is part of a natural and non-invasive treatment regime known as magnetic field therapy, which aims to treat mental stress that comes along with persistent pain issues in the body. Djokovic seems to be using this procedure in order to heal from recurring injury issues in his body that forced him to withdraw from the Madrid Open in the run-up to Roland Garros.

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However, it was indeed a field day for Twitter users. There were numerous speculations popping up among fans about what the device actually was.