Andy Roddick thinks Novak Djokovic’s destroying a participant ranked exterior the top-700 is the most effective proof of how ridiculous the declare was that leisure gamers may win factors and possibly video games in opposition to professional gamers.
A number of months in the past, there was a ballot making rounds on X when the vast majority of membership gamers expressed their opinion that profitable factors in opposition to professional gamers wasn’t as laborious as some would assume. On the time, Roddick and another previous and current gamers slammed the take as nonsense.
This previous weekend, Djokovic performed in opposition to world No. 770 Ioannis Xilas within the Davis Cup and dismantled the Greek 6-0 6-1. Though Xilas – who’s at the moment having fun with a career-high rating – made some deep runs on the ITF stage this 12 months, he stood no probability in opposition to the 24-time Grand Slam champion and he simply barely averted a double bagel.
Reacting to that consequence, the 2003 US Open champion cheekily wrote: “Will we keep in mind that ballot that stated one thing like the vast majority of membership gamers stated that they might win a sport ???”
Will we keep in mind that ballot that stated one thing like the vast majority of membership gamers stated that they might win a sport ??? ………….
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) September 15, 2024
Djokovic made his residence return
When the 37-year-old took on the 770th-ranked Greek, he was taking part in his Davis Cup match in Serbia since 2017. And it was fairly a return.
Nevertheless, Djokovic saved it respectful in the direction of the Greek group after crushing Xilas as he acknowledged that their rivals had been with out Stefanos Tsitsipas and that it will have been a lot totally different with the two-time Grand Slam finalist competing.
“I’m happy with the entire group initially for exhibiting up though Tsitsipas shouldn’t be right here, Stefanos’ brother is, however their most important participant shouldn’t be right here. So they’re weakened by way of the gamers who got here right here with the decrease rating. However however the total squad,” the Serbian tennis celebrity stated.
On Sunday, Djokovic was slated to play in opposition to Aristotelis Thanos however since Serbia had already secured victory within the tie there was no want for him to be on the court docket.
