Novak Djokovic found himself at the centre of a weird controversy. His team was seen mixing a “mysterious” drink during one of his matches in Paris. When preparing that drink, Novak’s team was careful not to disclose what they were mixing. That is perfectly normal for elite athletes who do not want to disclose the trade secret.
Unfortunately, that secrecy was not well interpreted why some tennis fans and journalists who thought that that behavior was suspicious and that they were hiding something that was probably not legal.
Can anyone who knows tennis explain what is going on here, and why it’s being done this way? It looks amazingly dodgy. pic.twitter.com/xoJHBLmTzA
— Damian Reilly (@DamianReilly) November 6, 2022
Millman supporting Djokovic
Former world number 33 John Millman was not happy with some comments against Djokovic and the allegations that there was something fishy in his drink. He said that it was quite probable that he did not want to give any edge to anyone by disclosing what they were mixing in Novak’s drink. Furthermore, Millman said that inside the locker room, it is quite normal to see tennis players and their teams making drinks.
This was his tweet.
To add to that, inside a locker room you see a players team always making drinks, in unmarked bottles and put in the fridge. Training programs, supplement intake etc is trade secret.
— John Millman (@johnhmillman) November 8, 2022
John Millman in 2022
LW Currently ranked no.155, the Australian played his last match on the 2nd of November when he overcame world no.275 Frederico Ferreira Silva 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round of the Yokohama Challenger (draw).
Presently, during this year Millman achieved a composed 20-26 record. John Millman’s most significant result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Delray Beach.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW Currently the world no.8, the Serbian played his last match on the 6th of November when he surrendered to world no.10 Holger Rune 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris (draw).
This year the Serbian owns an overall 37-7 match record. Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. The Serbian was the finalist in Belgrade and in Paris.
John Millman and Novak Djokovic squared off 3 times. Their record is 3-0 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the final in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) in October 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
John Millman and Novak Djokovic |
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