November 23rd 2023.
Novak Djokovic showed his frustration to British tennis fans after a commanding victory in the Davis Cup quarter-final on Thursday night. After cruising to a 6-4 6-4 win over Cameron Norrie, sending Serbia to the semi-finals, Djokovic was placed in a post-match interview with UK fans singing and banging drums in the background.
The world No. 1 responded with a gesture to the crowd and said: "Learn how to respect players, how to behave yourselves, learn how to respect people, you shut up, you be quiet." He continued, "It's always a great emotion to play for your country even if after a long season you are feeling it in the legs."
Throughout the contest, fans had already been irking Djokovic who responded to one rally in the first set by cupping his ear and blowing kisses in their direction. Despite this, Djokovic had the last laugh on Thursday night and will now take on Italy in Saturday's semi-final.
Great Britain had gone into the quarter-finals with high hopes of victory. However, the absence of injured Andy Murray and Miomir Kecmanovic's 7-6 7-6 victory over Jack Draper left Norrie needing to beat Djokovic.
Djokovic is looking to make this year even more remarkable by leading Serbia to a second Davis Cup win, having already won three of the year's four Grand Slam titles. With the semi-finals fast approaching, Serbia will be aiming to take the title and complete Djokovic's impressive run in 2023.
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