Rennae Stubbs called a
Novak Djokovic superfan a ‘nobody’ after he made controversial comments against
Jannik Sinner. The controversy over Sinner's doping case from March of this year continues to stir reactions in the tennis world, as the Italian has gained several detractors.
In addition to the known criticism from players like Nick Kyrgios and Denis Shapovalov, several social media users have condemned the handling of Sinner’s doping case by the authorities. Among them was a die-hard Djokovic fan, whose username on X is ‘Pavvy G’, who questioned Sinner's involvement with sponsors while his aunt was ill.
The world No. 1 dedicated his
US Open title to his aunt during the award ceremony: "I want to dedicate this title to my aunt who is not well, I don't know how much longer she will live." Two days ago, it was revealed that his aunt, Meggi Rauchegge, passed away at the age of 56 after a long illness.
"With his Aunty so poorly and now unfortunately passed away, he didn’t miss a single event for Gucci or the Olympics promotion in the last week and is now in Beijing," Pavvy wrote. “A sad loss for him and his family, but sometimes missing sponsor obligations is important when family is involved?" Pavvy added in a now-deleted post.
The Djokovic fan’s comments received responses from journalist John Wertheim and former Serena Williams coach Rennae Stubbs. "This is a legit question, not limited to tennis…what level of responsibility – if any – do today’s athletes bear with regard to their more prominent/vocal/offensive stans? …Would a public repudiation of this kind of rot do any good?" Wertheim commented.
"If I had a dollar! 😂 also, that guy is the epitome of a jock sniffer. He used to write to me on Twitter so nicely and admiringly, but when I said something about his favourite player that he didn’t like, I became enemy #1, the devil. He is a wannabe nobody, who seeks attention on X,” responded Rennae Stubbs.
The user Pavvy didn’t stop there, as he responded to both Wertheim and Stubbs, criticizing them for 'trying to silence him' and stood firm in his stance: "When the establishment pulls out Jon Wertheim and Rennae Stubbs to try and silence you, you know you’re onto something. Arrange all the pile-ons and bullying you want; it may work with others, but it doesn’t intimidate me, it simply inspires me to investigate more."
