"There are no positives from political injustice and nonsense politics" - tenis fans clap back at Patrick McEnroe after Djokovic comments

Patrick McEnroe suggested on Twitter that Djokovic missing the Australian Open had a positive impact on the Tour.

It was a bold thing to say by McEnroe who enraged quite a few fans with this comment but the point of his Tweet was to overlook my many fans. Djokovic missing the Australian Open was not good for tennis and it clearly changed the course of tennis history.

However, according to McEnroe, it allowed Djokovic to play these events which he would normally skip and it created a lot more interest:

"One positive from @DjokerNole missing the @AustralianOpen and the @usopen in 2022….There is much more interest in the tournaments being played in this part of the calendar."

It's true that his presence in Tel Aviv and Astana both raised the profile of those events and he only played here because he needed points to secure a place in Turin. Still, fans did not like it and we bring you some of their reactions below.

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One fan wrote:

"There are no “positives” from political injustice and nonsense politics. Patrick, I get the sentiment you’re trying to convey , but… No,"

Another added:

"Patrick, if you think the horrible injustice to Novak helped make tennis more “interesting” let’s see Rafa or some other media darling take on the mantle of making tennis more “interesting” next year."

One more:

"Is there any positive from what they did to Djokovic? He did not miss those tournaments, he was banned for political reasons and most of the establishment remained silent and even mocked him after that. Nothing remains hidden under the sun and greatness will prevail."

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