{"id":20616,"date":"2025-01-20T03:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T03:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20616"},"modified":"2025-01-20T03:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T03:15:45","slug":"online-spat-makes-huge-controversy-outside-tennis-%f0%9f%98%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20616","title":{"rendered":"Online SPAT makes huge controversy outside Tennis \ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elon Musk joins support of Novak Djokovic\u2019s stance after the Serb skipped his Australian Open on-court interview<\/h1>\n

Novak Djokovic addressed the situation surrounding his stance against Channel 9 after the match on X platform.<\/p>\n

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Serbian tennis star\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0<\/strong>has addressed the fans regarding the situation he finds himself in at the Australian Open. The 24-time Grand Slam champion skipped an on-court interview after his fourth-round win against Jiri Lehecka.<\/p>\n

After the match, he refused to speak with Jim Courier and instead addressed the fans on X about the matter. He was strongly supported by Twitter CEO\u00a0Elon Musk<\/strong>, who backed Djokovic\u2019s decision to address the fans on social media rather than in the heat of the moment with negative crowd reactions.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s way better just to talk to the public directly than go through the negativity filter of legacy media.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic\u2019s actions were mainly directed towards his boycott of Channel 9 and presenter Tony Jones. Jones had made controversial remarks about Djokovic and Serbian fans.<\/p>\n