Tennis star Novak Djokovic is currently engulfed in what looks to be a mixed-drink scandal following his most recent win.
While playing against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday at the Paris Masters semifinals, a video surfaced of Ulises Badio, Djokovic’s physiotherapist, mixing a drink for the star while sitting in the stands. More curiously, another member of Djokovic’s entourage attempted to obscure the process from the camera.
Can anyone who knows tennis explain what is going on here, and why it’s being done this way? It looks amazingly dodgy. pic.twitter.com/xoJHBLmTzA
— Damian Reilly (@DamianReilly) November 6, 2022
“Can anyone who knows tennis explain what is going on here, and why it’s being done this way? It looks amazingly dodgy,” the journalist asked.
“Why wouldn’t [Djokovic] just address [the issue] when he was asked about it the previous time?” a Twitter user asked following the match in which Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas. “Please hire a [public relations agency]. I beg you.”
His wife, Jelenna, contended he has that right in a Tweet sent shortly after the scandal broke.
He will talk when he is ready to talk. This whole nonsense about making people speak about something they are not ready because OTHERS are unpatient is absurd. Sit a bit in silence. Mind yourself more. Not everything you see is controversial. It could be private. Is that allowed?
— Jelena Djokovic (@jelenadjokovic) November 8, 2022
“He will talk when he is ready to talk. This whole nonsense about making people speak about something they are not ready because OTHERS are unpatient is absurd. Sit a bit in silence. Mind yourself more. Not everything you see is controversial. It could be private. Is that allowed?” Djokovic’s wife asked.
Djokovic has yet to officially address the internet scandal.
[Sports Illustrated/Photo: Jelena Djokovic Instagram]
