The Ugly Serbian

I use to like Novak Djokovic when he was just emerging in the professional tennis scene. I use to find his mimicking of the on court mannerisms of other players amusing. But the more I read stuff about him, the more I dislike him. Unlike Nadal who is all humble about beating Federer, Djokovic has been vocal in saying that he can threaten Federer's status as the top rank. Such arrogance!

In one of the the interview of Roddick, he was asked about what he thinks of the many "ailments" that seem to plague Djokovic during a match. Djokovic is notorious for often calling the trainer for cramps, stomach ache, breathing problems etc. during a match. Roddick joked by adding more ailments like SARS, bird flu etc. He later just dismissed it as it is. This evidently enraged Djokovic because he had an outburst about it during an on court interview after winning his match against Roddick. The crowd was booing him loudly but he has to have the last word.

Djokovic is turning out to be the "ugly" Serbian. Not literally ugly in his appearance but ugly in character and behaviour. If he can joke about the on court mannerisms of other players by mimicking them, why can't Roddick joke about his "ailments"?

(pics from yahoo tennis page)