Despite the
clear discomfort of the 21-time Grand Slam champion, the Serb managed to beat Enzo
Couacaud in 4 sets.
The former world
No 1
Andy Roddick used his Twitter to express his support for
Novak Djokovic
reaction to an altercation with a drunk fan at the
Australian Open. “Nole” had
to face the constant heckling from a group of drunk spectators at the Rod Laver
Arena. The Serb was constantly booed by a group of drunk spectators; however,
they weren’t expelled from the stadium.
About it, “A-Rod”
showed his support for the current World No. 5 on his social media: “Novak
handled this as well as he could have. Was clear about explaining this issue,
and calm when asking how ref was gonna help with a solution.”
It wasn’t
an easy match for Novak, who went through difficult moments after losing the
second set, added to the awkward moment with the hecklers at the stadium. At
the fourth set, Djokovic approached the chair umpire to show his annoyance “the
guy is drunk out of his mind. From the first point he’s been provoking, he’s
not here to watch tennis. He just wants to get in my head.”
The claims
didn’t end there, since Djokovic insisted that the spectators expelled from the
stadium “What are you gonna do about it? You heard him at least ten times. I
heard him 50 times.” However, Novak managed to remain calm throughout the match
and won by a score of 6-1, 6-7, 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the
Australian Open.
His next
challenge will be against Grigor Dimitrov, 27th seed in the first major of the
year. Both player have played each other 10 times, with just one victorie for the 31 one years old Bulgarian, in Madrid 2013.