Novak Djokovic was booed again at Wimbledon when he set to face Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
Novak Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti on Centre Court this Sunday, replicating last year’s Wimbledon men’s singles final against 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz.
Novak Djokovic was booed again by the Wimbledon crowd when he played the violin in front of his daughter after reaching his 10th All England Club final.
The controversial Djokovic was in top form on Friday, beating 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-4. The Serbian’s victory gives him the opportunity to avenge his crushing five-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz in last year’s final, when the Spaniard beat Daniil Medvedev earlier on Friday.
Celebrating his victory, Djokovic turned to where his six-year-old daughter Tara was sitting.
Papa Novak loves to play the violin, so he threw a housewarming party, but was booed by the crowd, who presumably thought it was directed at them.
In his final match, a win over Holger Run, in the round of 16, Djokovic believed some in the crowd were booing him and thought that shouting his opponent’s name was a sign of disrespect.
The 37-year-old Djokovic returned to action against Musetti after Alex de Minaur withdrew from the tournament with injury and was given a walkover in the quarter-finals. The Italian underdog had to deal with some great tennis from Djokovic but couldn’t stop the seven-time Wimbledon champion from setting up a rematch with Alcaraz, last year’s men’s singles champion aged just 20. During his post-match interview, Djokovic offered an olive branch to the Centre Court crowd: “Wimbledon has always been a childhood dream for me, to play there and win,” he explained.
“I’ve told this story many times but I think it bears repeating: I was a seven-year-old boy in Serbia, watching bombs fly overhead and dreaming of ‘standing in the most important place in the country.'” The Worlds are here on Centre Court at Wimbledon. [I] made a Wimbledon trophy out of all the materials I had in my room, looked in the mirror and told myself that one day I’m going to be a Wimbledon champion.
Djokovic, who came into the tournament with a knee injury, had a chance to face Roger Federer and win his eighth Wimbledon crown, but Alcaraz knows how to beat him. “He’s a great example of how to live a balanced life on and off the court as a young player,” Djokovic said. \”Great values in his family, a lot of charisma, carries himself very well on and off the court with a smile and that\’s why people like him. He\’s deservedly one of the greatest 21 year olds we\’ve ever seen in this sport and we\’re gonna see a lot of him in the future. “He’ll win many more Grand Slams, but hopefully not this one. In the future, when I retire in 15 years, just kidding!”
“Jokes aside, he already beat me in a thrilling five-set match in the Wimbledon final last year, so I’m looking forward to a spectacular battle on court.” He is as completed as a player, so he is trying to take all my abilities on the whole site to win him on Sunday, as he comes. \ “
