He took the first set of the Australian Open Final, but Novak Djokovic was none too pleased with the crowd at Rod Laver Arena during the early stages of his clash with Dominic Thiem.
The world No.2 took out the first set 6-4 over Thiem, but became frustrated with a crowd that was clearly behind the Austrian.
During a point, some fans began to talk and once the point finished, the Serbian audibly yelled at them to 'shut the f*** up' and was clearly unhappy.
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You can see some minimal footage of the outburst below.
Novak Djokovic shouting at an enemy fan shouting “Out!” on his volleys #AustralianOpenNaESPN #australianopenchampionship pic.twitter.com/sGbC2tSkM8
— jacob beay (@a_beay) February 2, 2020
And Twitter reacted to his spray of the fans at Melbourne Park in a divided manner - some agreeing with him, and others condemning the behaviour.
Djokovic telling the crowd to "shut the fuck up" is great energy. #AusOpen #AO2020
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) February 2, 2020
Djokovic clearly just mouthed ‘shut the fuck up’ to the crowd there.
— James Dodd (@JamesDoddFOX) February 2, 2020
Tetchy, Novak. Tetchy#AusOpen
Djokovic yelling shut the fuck up at the fans is why he isn’t liked. He won the point too.
— Drew- ⚡️ (@Drew_D99) February 2, 2020
Thiem would open the second set in strong fashion, taking the 2-1 lead.
