Novak Djokovic has set social media alight for the second time on the French Open after his second spherical win on Thursday.
The Serbian endured a marathon opening set earlier than breezing previous Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 7-6, 6-0, 6-3 to advance into the third spherical.
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But it was a second following the just about 90-minute opening set when the 22-time Grand Slam winner took off his shirt that left these watching on scratching their heads.
Djokovic had what seemed to be a small steel disc taped to the centre of his chest, a particularly uncommon sight that left tennis commentator Jim Courier labelling him ‘Iron Man’.
“Something taped to Novak,” Courier stated whereas commentating on the match for Tennis Channel.
“Have you ever seen Robert Downey Jr. in the same room as Djokovic? Maybe Novak is Iron Man,” he joked.
The weird sight rapidly unfold round social media with theories over what the item on the star’s chest was.
Many have been fast to imagine the “superstition” caught to the Serbian’s chest was a Q Magnet. An merchandise that’s stated to assist in the remedy of ache and harm restoration.
Speculation solely mounted when Djokovic was handed a substitute later within the match after it was delivered by a ball lady who had been handed it from his staff.
“His trainer did give the ball girl another one of these,” Jason Goodall stated.
The commentator seen that Djokovic initially struggled to get to his chest, including: “Novak a little confused as to whether to go over the top or under the bottom. He did change it in the end.”
The 36-year-old was requested concerning the mysterious object throughout his press convention however refused to delve into it, as an alternative referencing the comment made by Courier.
“When I was a kid I liked Iron Man a lot, so I try to impersonate Iron Man,” Djokovic stated with a smile earlier than he took his response a step additional.
“My team delivers an incredibly efficient nanotechnology to help me deliver my best on the court, so that’s the biggest secret of my career,” Djokovic stated sarcastically. “If it wasn’t for that, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here.”
The Serbian isn’t antagonistic to controversies with the steel object the newest in an extended line which have surrounded the tennis star.
Following his opening spherical encounter Djokovic infuriated Kosovo when he wrote “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop violence” on the lens of the TV digicam as he walked off courtroom.
The famously unvaccinated star was deported from Australia forward of the 2022 Australian Open after a prolonged authorized struggle that noticed his visa cancelled.
He was defaulted from the 2020 US Open after hitting a line decide within the throat with a ball and brought on widespread outrage when he hosted the notorious Adria Tour within the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He attracted heavy criticism after claiming it was doable to change the composition of water and meals by optimistic pondering.
Source: www.news.com.au
