"More people spoke about the celebration than the match": Kyrgios reacts to continued discussion regarding Djokovic-Shelton 'mocking' celebration
ATPSunday, 17 September 2023 at 00:30
Australia’s tennis star Nick Kyrgios believes Ben Shelton's father's comments were unnecessary regarding Serbia’s Novak Djokovic’s celebration
after winning the US Open 2023 semifinal.
The current world number one copied the celebration of the
young American after beating him in the last-four clash in the fourth and final
Grand Slam of the year with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 7-6.
That celebration did not go down well with Shelton’s father
who claimed that the legendary tennis player mocked his son.
“He wants to be loved so much, Novak... he wanted to mock
Ben at the end. It wasn’t something he was doing just to copy Ben. It was to
mock him. And that’s too bad, for that to come from such a great champion,” said
Bryant Shelton.
Kyrgios, in a post on social media platform X—previously
known as Twitter—expressed his views and suggested that those comments were
unnecessary.
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The 28-year-old has been struggling with fitness concerns
and it was because of this reason he ended up missing all four Grand Slams this
year.
On the other hand, Djokovic’s journey in the competition did not end after outclassing Shelton as
he went on to defeat the current world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in
the final in straight sets as well with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
It was Djokovic’s 24th
Grand Slam triumph and fourth US Open title—first since 2018.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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