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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 27, 2023 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic speaks to the umpire during his semi final match against Tommy Paul of the U.S. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 27, 2023 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic speaks to the umpire during his semi final match against Tommy Paul of the U.S. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic is no doubt among the all-time greats. However, there always is a controversy going on regarding his name nowadays. While it was his stance on taking the Covid-19 vaccine that haunted him for a long time, his fans aren’t making it any easy for the tennis star.
Although Djokovic is going great in the current season, it won’t be wrong to say that a few tennis veterans are not happy with Djokovic and his fans. While Djokovic gives no opinion about these veterans, his fans do the job for him. One such fan of Djokovic got blocked by a few of the top tennis veterans on Twitter for his passionate views. Here’s what happened next.
Fans react as a controversial superfan of Novak Djokovic speaks about famous tennis personalities blocking him on Twitter
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While Novak Djokovic is answering his critiques calmly with his performances on the court, his fans are there to fight his battles on social media. Some top tennis personalities like Martina Navratilova, Andy Roddick, and Ben Rothenberg are among the few who get the ire of Djokovic fans.
Controversial Djokovic fan Pavvy G is one such name who can be regularly seen calling people out for their criticism of the ‘Djoker’. Recently, several well-known names in tennis blocked him on Twitter. Later, Pavvy G shared screenshots of the same on his Twitter post. Here’s how other fans reacted to it.
The tennis establishment have joined ranks to try and censor/ silence me.
There's no bigger motivation to expose all their blatant propaganda, lies, bias and double standards knowing that they are getting rattled by it. They want their propaganda unchallenged so it's believable. pic.twitter.com/a5RzJh6EWE
— Pavvy G (@pavyg) February 23, 2023
Here are some fan reactions to the same.
King 👑 Pavy. Make them all sweat ! https://t.co/mkuCpP4jru
— Abdel_Peace 🇵🇸 🧹🧹 (@Abdel_Peace1) February 24, 2023
Sanctimonious mob of the tennis establishment can't handle the truth they go hide/block censorship their biggest ammo! Never followed them in the 1st place. This is hilarious🤣 Thanks needed a good laugh @pavyg 👏 https://t.co/WKuzhLaUYH
— Aruna Dahal C Bernier (@TennisBuddYs) February 24, 2023
“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” ― Thomas Paine
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell@pavyg is honest. Those who cannot take him are against freedom & implicitly support tyranny. https://t.co/oe3l1ClIOa
— Genku (玄空) (@Dogenku) February 24, 2023
https://t.co/aNanA6ibL9 pic.twitter.com/UhoIVAEYbG
— rowan (@rowakina) February 24, 2023
this is something i would have taken to my grave https://t.co/HTT2MSiMMQ
— Sam (@sogsupreme) February 23, 2023
This is an achievement! Congrats! Thanks for being you!
— Jenna (@tennisfan2022) February 23, 2023
😆 🤣 😂 You got the Golden Block Masters 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆!!!!Quite the achievement tbh. I knew you could do it, Pav!!
— Damian Andrews-Wilson (@thedla36) February 23, 2023
Good job sir. Keep on exposing the other side of what they call 'truth'. We need honesty now more than ever. 💪
— Tenniswitch (@circenm1) February 23, 2023
Some of these blocks I'd consider an honour😌
— LindaMuthuri (@muthuri_linda) February 23, 2023
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While most of the fans are supporting his cause, a few fans also lauded him for sticking to the truth. It is understandable that the tennis celebrities popular for criticizing Djokovic have blocked him. However, it was surprising to see the official pages of the ATP also meting-out the same treatment to the superfan.
Fans and their reactions are an important part of the tennis ecosystem. However, the fans also need to understand the fine line between criticizing and trolling. Martina Navratilova is one personality who is usually seen battling Djokovic fans on Twitter. It is also one of the major reasons why Djokovic receives a great deal of online hate.
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Was it the right move from these entities to block a fan? It is a debatable question to answer. What do you think of this situation? Let us know in the comments section.
