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Tennis – ATP Finals – Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy – November 19, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his group stage match against Britain’s Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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Tennis – ATP Finals – Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy – November 19, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his group stage match against Britain’s Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic had a great year overall. The start to his year was rough, as he had to sit out of the Australian Open. Later, he missed out on most of the tour in America due to his anti-vaccination stand. However, the legend made full use of the opportunities he got and ended the year on high.
After winning the Wimbledon Championships earlier this year, Djokovic finished the year by winning his sixth ATP Finals title. Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud to etch his name in the record books. While it was a dominant performance from the Serb, something strange from the 35-year-old caught everyone’s eyes. Here’s what happened.
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Novak Djokovic and the curious case of his shivering hands
While Novak Djokovic cruised past Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud, there was a strange thing that happened during the break. Djokovic was wiping sweat off his face when the camera zoomed in and we can notice that his hands were shaking.
Novak shaking again, just like against Medvedev… pic.twitter.com/yAhv6OEwri
— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) November 20, 2022
Fans noticed a similar thing in the break of his match against Daniil Medvedev. There are mixed reactions from the fans regarding the reason behind it. While a few fans are mocking Djokovic, others suspect drug abuse is the reason behind it. Here are a few reactions from the fans on Twitter.
Mocking Djokovic’s shivering hands, a fan tweeted,
he has situational parkisons
only happens when opponent wins any points
— NoTequilasNoGinJustSoberingEditorial4timesOfCrisis (@11VolleysPERSet) November 20, 2022
Another fan noted the fact that the problem doesn’t exist while he plays.
But plays like normal then , no problems
— Doris (@Dorli_Wi) November 20, 2022
Another fan tweeted,
Why does it always look like he is gonna lose and end up being champion
— Dr. Akash (@Akashh410) November 20, 2022
In his previous tournament at Paris Masters, a video clip raised suspicion as Djokovic’s trainer secretly mixed something in his drink in the middle of the game.
Referring to that as the probable reason, a fan wrote.
Bring the potion, he'll be alright
— Lesane (@Lesane37559211) November 20, 2022
Here are a few more reactions from the fans.
At this point this is quite strange https://t.co/RcqqIXN79a
— Dalina (@BettyDalina) November 20, 2022
Shaky shaky Novak still managed to beat 4 of the 8 best tennis players in the world whilst dropping only 1 set. Give the man his flowers https://t.co/zzJnsgNau3
— Martins A. Omoniyi (@MartinsOmoniyi) November 20, 2022
hipoglucemia? https://t.co/CFA2yeIqz0
— Francisco (@Fran73618) November 20, 2022
Another fan recalled the magic potion.
That his usual behaviour. Then the magic bottle appears and suddenly he’s playing great
— Liz Howard (@ElizabethHowar3) November 20, 2022
Lance Armstrong of tennis
— Cyclepsyche (@Crank_n_Pedal) November 20, 2022
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Early onset Parkinsons. 😥
— daBull21 (@daBull21171) November 21, 2022
While a few fans lauded Djokovic for winning the match easily even after that condition, a few suspect something fishy about it. Especially after the suspicious potion incident that happened at Paris Masters.
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A few other fans showed genuine concern, as could be an early symptom of Parkinson’s disease. What is your opinion about this? Let us know in the comments.
