Tennis icon claims booing ‘fuels’ Djokovic

John McEnroe claims that the sections of fans who have booed Novak Djokovic during the French Open are only providing the Serbian ace with more motivation to win.

Djokovic was the recipient of a hostile crowd reaction during his fourth round win against Diego Schwartzman at Roland Garros amid a downturn in his popularity following his controversial deportation from Australia earlier this year after falling foul of the country’s vaccine requirements – forcing him to miss the Australian Open event which he has dominated for the majority of his career.

But speaking ahead of Djokovic’s blockbuster quarter-final date with longtime rival Rafael Nadal on Tuesday, McEnroe says that Djokovic is the type of player who will feed off any negative response from the Parisian crowd.

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