Australian Open 2025: Djokovic angry at the actions of the Australian channel, refused to give an interview and the broadcaster apologized

Sports Desk: Tennis legend Novak Djokovic remains a topic of discussion these days. Vag is currently participating in the Australian Open and has reached the quarterfinals. But meanwhile, Novak Djokovic clearly refused to give an interview to an Australian channel when a broadcaster of that channel insulted him and his fans. After which now the broadcaster has also apologized.

In fact, Australian broadcaster Tony Jones has apologized to tennis great Novak Djokovic and Serbian fans for his comments made on TV on Friday night. Tony's comments were described by the 10-time Australian Open champion as “disgraceful and disgusting”.

9News Reporter Tony Jones issued an on-air apology to Novak Djokovic, expressing regret “for any disrespect that Novak felt,” and says that he reached out to Djokovic immediately after the incident became an issue. pic.twitter.com/6OsCoid6KN

— Australians vs. The Agenda (@ausvstheagenda) January 20, 2025

Following his fourth-round win over Jiri Lehka on Sunday, Djokovic refused to give a traditional on-court interview until Jones and Australian broadcast rights holder Channel Nine issued a public apology. After which he released a video and talked about this matter.

A few words about what happened on court. pic.twitter.com/jRof2npiwH

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 19, 2025

Let us tell you that Tony Jones had mocked Djokovic and the Serbian fans gathered outside the Channel Nine broadcast booth at Melbourne Park on Friday and said that the 24-time Grand Slam champion was “over-rated” and “finished”. Has gone.

After which Tony clarified on Monday in an interview on the channel that he thought the comments were “a joke” and when he realized that they were not meant to be a joke, he immediately apologized privately to the “Djokovic camp”. .

He said, “I apologize to Novak Djokovic. I should also say that in many ways the Serbian fans were also insulted. We have built good relationships with Serbian fans and had some banter. I thought what I was doing was just fun. Obviously it was not understood that way. I think I disappointed the Serbian fans.”

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For your information, let us tell you that on Sunday, Novak Djokovic has made it to the quarterfinals by defeating 24th seed Jiri Lehka 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) at the Rod Laver Arena. The Serbian player made only 21 unforced errors in the match, while his opponent made 44.