‘No Way They Called Him Insect’ – Tennis World in Splits Upon Witnessing Serbian Government’s Bizarre Tribute to Novak Djokovic
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Novak Djokovic may not be having the best seasons of his career, but the 21-time Grand Slam champion has tried to emerge stronger from his disappointments. This year, Djokovic has missed the Australian Open and the US Open owing to his vaccination status. However, he found joy at Wimbledon, successfully defending his title.
Currently, the Serb is in Kazakhstan to participate in the ATP 500 Astana Open. He has reached the semifinal of the tournament after a straight-forward victory over Karen Khachanov. Further, he had some good news for his fans recently.
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Fans react as massive honor bestowed upon Novak Djokovic
The 21-time Grand Slam champion took to Instagram to share with his fans that a new insect had been named after him. Sharing the insect’s picture, he said, “New kind of insect found in Western Serbia named after me.”
Further, fans reacted hilariously to it on Twitter. One of the fans said, “its the perfect nomenclature.”
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its the perfect nomenclature https://t.co/H9ENg309Fm
— aakanksha (@geddit_) October 7, 2022
Meanwhile, another one wrote, “it’s… a Serbian cockroach?”
it’s… a serbian cockroach? https://t.co/n4VLyvwOi5
— elu 👻 (@rainbowandreams) October 7, 2022
Further, one of the Twitter users was surprised to see this and said, “never in my lifetime have I thought I’d witness this.”
never in my lifetime have I thought I'd witness this https://t.co/w65xnlKarW
— višnja (@trulavisnjica) October 7, 2022
Moreover, another fan wrote, “the tributes that the guy receives vei kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk I’ll never take it seriously if I see a duvalius djokovic in front of me I’ll kill tlg.” (Translated using Google Translate)
as homenagem que o cara recebe vei kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk nunca vou levar a sério se eu vir uma duvalius djokovic na minha frente eu vou matar tlg https://t.co/pwUhZMuFh8
— clara (@rubledev) October 7, 2022
Further, one of the fans said, “No way they called him insect.”
No way they called him insect 😭 https://t.co/0qsEoQ5gXP
— Sayan (@Tweets_by_Sayan) October 7, 2022
Djokovic’s brilliant run of form
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After the Laver Cup disappointment last month, Djokovic is on a seven-match unbeaten streak. Earlier this month, he won the ATP 250 title at Tel Aviv Watergen Open in Israel. He defeated Marin Cilic of Croatia in the summit clash to win his third title of the season.
Yesterday, he defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 28 minutes to advance into the last four at Astana Open. Further, a mouth-watering clash against Daniil Medvedev will await Djokovic later today.
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Edited by:
Tony Thomas