Djokovic is enlightened. Too much criticism was unfair. CAUJOLLE

The Marseille tournament director retracted his words saying that he was too hard in expressing his opinion about Novak

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Marseille tournament director Jean-Francois Caujolle wasn’t very kind to Novak Djokovic after his initial declarations about the Adria Tour. The Frenchman said that the world no.1 was considering himself above the law of nature to say that he can be dangerous.

“It reminds me of the parable of the Tower of Babel, where the people wanted to rise as high as the gods. One has the impression that Djokovic thought himself above certain laws of nature. He imposes on others a form of mental pressure. He is someone who can be harmful,” he commented.

However, later the Marseille’s Open 13 director decided to stress the fact that even if it is right to express the disapproval for what has happened during the Adria Tour, Novak is still a fantastic person, and the criticism he faced was too much.

“It makes sense that I condemn what happened in Zadar. However, I should not have gone that far regarding Novak. I am nobody to criticize him. This is all the more true since we have a lot in common. I am also a ‘fan’ of readings regarding personal development. So I regret what I said because it is confusing. You can say that I think Novak Djokovic is an enlightened human being.”

“I am not trying to catch up with these words because it is clear that there was a fault in Croatia. However, this should not be the trial of the World No. 1. By offering a fairly harsh analysis of his personality, I went on to do so. In hindsight, I tell myself that this is not like me. That is why I wanted to make this point,” he added.

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Novak Djokovic Stats info

Currently the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.

At the moment, this season Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Djokovic conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.

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