Boris Becker Trashes Fake Rumors on Novak Djokovic-Carlos Alcaraz Rivalry Comments After Wimbledon 2024 Final

Nandini Rikhee | 25/07/2024
Boris Becker Trashes Fake Rumors on Novak Djokovic-Carlos Alcaraz Rivalry Comments After Wimbledon 2024 Final

Former world number one tennis player Boris Becker has recently clarified that he never passed any comments about Novak Djokovic accepting Carlos Alcaraz’s superiority after the recently concluded Wimbledon 2024 final. Becker made this clarification after Roger Federer’s former coach Ivan Ljubicic recently revealed in an interview that the German had told him in private about the same.

After Ljubicic made this claim, Becker faced immense criticism and felt the need to prove his innocence. Hence, when a tennis journalist on X asked him if he gave this statement, Becker replied, “Never said it!”

Following Becker’s clarification, several tennis fans felt relieved. Some of them were also happy to know that Djokovic has not accepted defeat yet and is still keen on competing at the highest level.

One fan wrote, “Hhahahha Brilliant. Smashed the misinformation“. Meanwhile, another fan commented, “Thanks for calling out false claims. Boris has hit a rapid Ace“.

While Becker has proved his innocence now, this is not the first time that he has been on the receiving end of criticisms when it comes to a controversy surrounding Djokovic. A few days ago, Becker received severe backlash from fans upon accepting that Federer is better than the 24-time Grand Slam champion.

Becker approves of Federer’s placement above Djokovic

ESPN released a list of top 100 athletes in the 21st century, in which Federer was placed above Djokovic. While the Swiss star occupied the sixth spot, the Serb was placed only 11th.

This list received mixed reactions as some believed that the assessment was correct. However, some others believed that Djokovic should be above Federer. As this debate among netizens continued, Becker decided to approve of ESPN’s assessment.

The former world number one simply replied, “Word.” This was a surprise for everybody as Becker has coached Djokovic in the past and shares a good relationship with him.

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Nandini Rikhee

Nandini Rikhee is a Tennis writer for The SportsRush. Having done her bachelors in Journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for women, Nandini has been working in the field of sports journalism for around 3 years now. During the course of this time, she got the opportunity to cover some major sports events and tournaments like the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games etc. She grew up watching Roger Federer hit his iconic backhand and Rafael Nadal his classic forehand. Being a Tennis enthusiast, working for this sport is a matter of delight for her as it helps her enjoy and love the work.

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