Chapter 821 Officially Opening Fire

Objectively speaking, this is just an arrangement in the press conference room and is insignificant: the arrangement of the competition venue is one thing, which is not only a respect for the players and a response to the fans and spectators; it is also an adaptation to the competition venue, because the semi-finals and finals are all held in the central stadium, and the top players need more time to adapt to this year's venue.

It’s a question of status, but also of pride and self-esteem.

The arrangement of the press conference room is another matter. Although Press Conference Room No. 1 is the most spacious, after the game, the players will not choose the press conference room. Instead, they will hold the press conference in the order of first come, whichever press conference room is available. It is that simple.

Therefore, even the defending champion, even the top seed, may be interviewed in Press Conference Room No. 7.

Indeed, these are two different things with completely different meanings and cannot be confused.

For the former, Djokovic always argues for his point; but for the latter, it is not necessarily necessary to spend time on it.

Of course, the media excitement is not completely groundless: the pre-match press conference, schedule and venue space are completely arranged by the organizing committee. From these arrangements, it can be seen which players the Australian Open attaches more importance to.

Considering the many highlights of men's professional tennis this year, and with Gao Wen entering Press Conference Room No. 1, it is not surprising that reporters are fanning the flames.

However, Djokovic is used to many storms and responded very appropriately, making a few complaints but stopping at the right point and ending his answer with a joke.

At the same time, the issue of Serbian journalists allegedly "discriminating against qualifying players" is no exception.

Djokovic very cleverly ignored the reporter's nationality and handled it in a low-key manner, focusing on the question itself. He said that he "agrees 100 percent with Gawain's point of view" and emphasized that low-ranking players are also an indispensable part of the tour, "without the 100th place, the first 99 places are meaningless."

Djokovic even went further to express his care and support for lower-ranked players because "they need more attention."

Be responsible and have true feelings.

I have to say that Djokovic's response was very appropriate and did not give the media much room to make a fuss. In a sense, it was perfect.

However, the key point is that Djokovic is not alone, he also has a group of "teammates", like the Serbian reporter -

A group of teammates who are good at digging holes.

His newlywed wife, Jelena-Ristic, bluntly stated in an interview, "The tournament lacks respect for Novak, lacks respect for the four-time champion and world number one. This is clearly a failure of the Australian Open organizing committee."

"If it was any other player, the committee would never, ever make such a mistake. I don't think they realise they are harming the sport."

Last summer, Djokovic and Elena got married and officially entered the marriage hall. Since then, Elena has accompanied Djokovic in competitions around the world.

But in fact, before the wedding, Elena had already frequently appeared in Djokovic's player box, accompanying Djokovic step by step to become the world's number one and a seven-time Grand Slam champion; moreover, the very "aggressive" Elena appeared in the news more than once.

When watching Djokovic's games, Elena is always excited and passionate. Her signature moves are fist-clenching celebrations and loud shouting.

These "extreme" celebrations are even more flamboyant and passionate than Djokovic on the court. He often steals the show on the court, but they are not always in line with the times.

To be more precise, it often appears too exaggerated, too excited, too much and too full, to the point of affecting others' viewing.

If that were all, we can only say that it is just a human nature and there is no need to be too harsh on him.

But the problem is that Elena is always full of aggressiveness, "Others are trying to frame me", "You are targeting me by saying this", "I'm not wrong, it's all your fault", "You find fault with me because you look down on me", "I haven't done anything wrong, why are you attacking me".

And so on and so forth.

Therefore, Elena always feels aggrieved, always angry, and always takes the initiative. On the one hand, she has verbal disputes with many spectators, and on the other hand, she has offended many players' families on the tour, especially Djokovic's opponents.

However, Elena remained unmoved and continued to do her own thing, like a fighting fish.

Just like this time.

In order to protect Djokovic, Elena doesn't mind being a mother hen protecting her chicks, taking the initiative and never worrying about offending others.

In fact, Djokovic had already handled the matter properly, and he could have just passed it over and the matter would have disappeared; but Elena was still feeling aggrieved, and she stepped forward unnecessarily, making things complicated again.

Of course, for the reporters, they naturally welcomed it with both hands and feet raised——

"Djokovic VS Australian Open Organizing Committee".

This is also a big drama! Elena directly aimed her gun at the organizing committee, and secretly dragged down Federer and Nadal in her words. Next, it depends on how the organizers of the Australian Open will respond. Although it is likely that Djokovic will have to swallow this breath: the strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake.

This is Australia, the home ground of the tournament, and no player would want to offend the home crowd before the game starts.

And that’s not all, the key players in Djokovic’s team have not yet appeared.

If Elena spoke objectively and conveyed the correct confidence, her words were just a little sharp, which was still within the reasonable range; then the father of the world No. 1, Srdjan Djokovic, once again lived up to expectations and stepped forward to ignite the fire.

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"shame!"

Serjan said this when facing reporters.

"This is discrimination and humiliation."

"You're on your knees licking the shoes of Federer and Nadal, but they'll never win the Australian Open, at least not while Novak Djokovic is in the draw."

"That's fine, because this is your consistent behavior. I'm no longer surprised by it."

"But, Govan? That kid?"

Here, because Seljan's accent was so heavy, the reporters were stunned for a moment, and only realized after the words came out: Gawain.

Serjan was talking about Gawain.

But I don’t know if this reaction was due to the accent or if Seljan did it on purpose.

"He's just a spoiled brat, seriously overrated."

"How long has he been in the professional game? How many tournaments has he won? His world ranking should be 128th, which is just right and most suitable for him, but now everyone is praising him as the next world No. 1. Do you know that Novak is the current world No. 1?"

"Novak is the best player in the world right now. That kid with a mouth full of fuzz will never win the Australian championship, ever!"

"So, what are you doing now? Humiliating Novak for such a little brat? That's tantamount to humiliating yourselves!"

(End of this chapter)