Gilles Simon defends Novak Djokovic, hits Roger Federer

Gilles Simon he threw his support behind Novak Djokovic following the fallout of the Adria Tour while he also made a hit Roger Federer for not having used his voice to represent the players.

The world no. 1 Djokovic recovered much criticism after his exhibition tournament, launched to raise funds for humanitarian projects for the Balkans, was canceled halfway after several players, including the 17-time Grand Slam winner, tested positive for coronavirus .

Djokovic himself called the criticism “evil” a “witch hunt” while Dominic Thiem, who also took part in the Adria Tour, insisted that “it is very cheap” to shoot “Djokovic now”.

Simon also came in defense of the Serbian, saying that he always takes care of the best interests of the players.

“I tell myself that Novak is trying to tackle complex issues in the interest of players in general,” he said The group.

“And I was annoyed by this story of the Adria Tour because, making a big mistake, all this work fell apart.

“It is a ‘multimedia game’ that wants it. After the mistakes with Adria Tour, all his work (by Djokovic) is reduced. It is easy to say: ‘Never listen to it again!’ now for the media. “

He also criticized the 20-time Grand Slam Federer winner, accusing the Swiss of losing the way when it comes to representing the players.

“I knew Roger would approach the pot when there were discussions about the Grand Slam jackpot some time ago,” he said.

“But the impression I have is that we lost him along the way, that the representation of the players does not matter to him. If there is a voice that bears, it is his.”

Simon insists that the tennis community is very selective in the way they interpret Djokovic and Federer.

“I see Djokovic like any human being, with his strengths and weaknesses. But with Roger Federer, we only talk about his strengths. With Novak – just his flaws,” said the Frenchman.

He added: “It would be irritating for everyone if Djokovic breaks Federer’s records. It makes people angry that he (Djokovic) is so strong.

“Anger against Novak is a big mistake. Much of the public doesn’t regard it as [important as] Roger or Rafa [Nadal]”.

– TEAMtalk media