Marseille tournament director about Djokovic - "Bordering a guru"
Jean-Francois Caujolle, tournament director of the ATP Tour 250 event in Marseille, has handed out to Novak Djokovic in an interview with L´Équipe . But Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are not excluded from his criticism either.
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last edit: Jun 24, 2020, 07:20 pm
The risk that Jean-Francois Caujolle could finally mess with Novak Djokovic and who, due to anger, could not come to the ATP Tour 250 tournament led by Caujolle in Marseille is low: The schedule of the ATP tour has Marseille in one Period placed in which Djokovic recovers from a triumph at the Australian Open with regularity. And so Caujolle gave his assessment of the events of the past days around the positive COVID-19 tests by Djokovic, Borna Coric, Viktor Troicki and Grigor Dimitrov, free of any constraints, in an interview with the French L´Équipe .
"It reminds me of the parable of the Tower of Babel, in which people wanted to rise as high as the gods. It gives the impression that Djokovic has put himself above certain natural laws," said Caujolle. Djokovic considers himself unsinkable. As proof of this, Caujolle also valued the appearances of the world's number one on Instagram, in which Djokovic said, among other things, that polluted water can only be converted into clean, yes, holy water with the power of thought. "He has a messianic side. For me he borders on a guru."
Blame for Federer, Nadal - Praise for Kyrgios
From the point of view of Jean-Francois Caujolle, the views of the world number one are particularly problematic with regard to his role model function. "Personally, you may think that there is no need to get vaccinated, or that you can treat yourself by taking plants. But if you bring other people into play and are responsible for what you represent positions that you shouldn't take. "
When asked whether Djokovic was still viable as chairman of the ATP players' council, Caujolle then extended his criticism to two other legends. "I would like to hear from Tsonga, Monfils, Federer, Nadal. I would now like to hear these guys say:" Too much is too much "." Nick Kyrgios , on the other hand, gets praise: "We don't take him seriously, but during the fires in Australia or in the Covid he collected money. The guy is altruistic and shows a lot of humanity. He is a guy with substance."