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Novak Djokovic Skips On-Court Interview After Australian Broadcaster's Negative Comments

Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his third round match at the 2025 Australian Open. | Mike Frey-Imagn Images

Novak Djokovic chose to skip his on-court post-match interview after his Sunday third round win over Jiri Lehecka at the Australian Open, later explaining that it was because of comments made by Australian broadcaster Channel 9's Tony Jones.

Jones reportedly made fun of Serbian fans chanting for Djokovic during a match, and he shouted back: "Novak is overrated ... Novak’s a has-been ... Novak kick him out," according to Tennis.com. Channel 9 and Jones have yet to apologize to Djokovic and the Serbian fans, and Djokovic made it clear he will boycott talking to them until they issue an apology.

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