Novak Djokovic has wanted to speak after the statements of his father Srdjan in a television program in Serbia in which he said that Roger Federer “is a great champion but not a good man” and where he denounced that the Swiss had attacked his son when he was 18 or 19 years old.
Before making his debut at the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000, where he defeated Jannik Sinner, Djokovic wanted to show his support for his father, although he also confessed that he does not always agree with what he says and you can't control your words. “I love him and he is one of my great supports. I cannot control what he says, everyone has the right to say what he thinks, but I do not always agree with everything he says. He is very passionate and wants to protect me. Of course I'm on your side. “
It is not the first time that Srdjan Djokovic's statements have put his son in a bind. The father of 'Nole' has openly criticized Roger Federer in the media, of whom he has even said that he should dedicate himself “to other things”, in addition to putting extra pressure on his son with some statements in which he has come to say that he is “sent from God” or that he will surpass Federer and Nadal in Grand Slam “in a year or a year and a half.” Meanwhile Djokovic continues to speak on the court to get closer to the throne of Nadal and Federer.