{"id":296600,"date":"2023-11-15T17:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296600"},"modified":"2023-11-15T17:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:54:05","slug":"daniil-medvedev-and-co-will-be-worried-about-novak-djokovic-boos-at-atp-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/tennis\/daniil-medvedev-and-co-will-be-worried-about-novak-djokovic-boos-at-atp-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniil Medvedev and co will be worried about Novak Djokovic boos at ATP Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daniil Medvedev and his fellow tennis stars will be concerned about the boos faced by Novak Djokovic after the Serb admitted the negative reaction spurs him on. Djokovic has been jeered by some inside venues at recent tournaments but that will likely motivate the World No 1 to raise his performance at the ATP Finals this week.<\/p>\n

Despite a 19-game winning streak being ended by Jannik Sinner on Tuesday, Djokovic remains one of the favourites to win the tournament. The likes of Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz know that the 24-time Grand Slam champion is the man to beat.<\/p>\n

Medvedev and Alcaraz might therefore fear the crowd turning against Djokovic. The 36-year-old hit out at fans who booed him during his victory over Tallon Griekspoor earlier this month by bluntly pointing out that his performance improved.<\/p>\n

Djokovic won eight consecutive points during his win over Griekspoor after sarcastically urging the crowd to boo him more. He insists he did not purposely provoke the crowd to fire him up, but the tactic ultimately worked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I asked the audience to boo at me a little more, I won eight points in a row,\u201d Djokovic boasted after that match at the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut I didn’t do anything to provoke the audience, that’s how it is. Is the Parisian crowd special? That’s a good word, they are special – very special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic\u2019s rivals might fear that he could stir the crowd into booing him once again in his remaining ATP Finals matches as the Turin supporters have already turned on Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Fritz. However, they will also be concerned that Djokovic is in supreme form.<\/p>\n

The US Open champion has hailed 2023 as one of his best years, with his triumph at Flushing Meadows adding to lifting the French and Australian Opens. Djokovic also reached the Wimbledon final and will finish the year as the World No 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the best years. I wouldn’t say the best, but one of the best,\u201d Djokovic, who faces Hubert Hurkacz in his final group match, said this week. I mean, the fact that I’ve won three out of four Slams and played a final in the fourth and it’s still not the best year of my life, it’s quite nice to have that kind of situation.<\/p>\n