Roger Federer wasn’t a big fan of Novak Djokovic during the early days of his career, according to the 24-time Grand Slam winner himself. Following Djokovic’s third-round triumph at the Australian Open, the Serbian was asked which players he didn’t see eye to eye with when he first joined the tour because of his expressive personality. “I know certainly Federer didn’t like the way I was behaving.”Novak Djokovic has revealed that tennis legend Roger Feder “didn’t like the way he was behaving” when the Serbian first joined the professional tour.
Djokovic advanced into the fourth round of the Australian Open after victory over Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Friday, as he seeks a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title.As the 36-year-old continues his bid to become the sport’s greatest-ever player, he was asked in his latest post-match press conference whether any players gave him advice or criticism because of his big and expressive personality in the early stages of his career.