Novak Djokovic is used to playing under immense pressure and his mental strength has been proved to be one of the toughest in tennis history. Novak has managed to dig in during incredible situations. Last year the Serbian sensation managed to win an impossible Wimbledon final against Roger Federer in Wimbledon when the Swiss ace had 2 consecutive championship points on serve and he edged the great Rafael Nadal many times during epic battles.
However, Novak is still a human being and sometimes he cracks. This year he had a rather uncharacteristic behavior during the Australian Open against Thiem before regrouping and winning yet another epic battle. A few years ago, Novak was even closed to defaulting at the French Open when he slammed a racket on court to miss a line judge by inches.
Angry @DjokerNole throw his racquet and almost hit a line judge
Djokovic joga a raquete, quase acerta juiz de linha pic.twitter.com/S4RS4EJ0jn
— Break Point (@BreakPointBR) June 2, 2016
Defaults not a problem for Djokovic, until…
Unfortunately, Novak was defaulted at the current US Open during yet another (mild) tantrum after hitting a lines judge at the throat during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta.
A curious video appeared when a journalist asked Djokovic what he thinks about risking big to default important tournaments when he has this kind of behavior. Novak slammed the journalist, saying that he is not worried about that.
Unfortunately, he should have been…
The internet is the best.
Djokovic gets the Curb treatment. pic.twitter.com/7nWeJtnJrZ
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) September 7, 2020
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 6th of September when he was defeated by Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-5 def. in the 4th round of the U.S. Open.
This year the Serbian has a 26-1 win-loss record. Novak has won 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.
