Tech giant Elon Musk has advised tennis legend Novak Djokovic to speak to the audience “directly” after the athlete refused to do a post-match interview during the 2025 Australian Open with… Channel 9The official broadcaster of the event, as he and his fans were subjected to insults during the match.
Musk shared Djokovic’s post on X and commented, “It’s better to talk to the audience directly than to go through the filter of negativity of legacy media.”
The Serbian defeated Jiri Lehica in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6, in the fourth round of the competition, but he faced a tough crowd at Rod Laver Arena.
The crowd tried to distract him from the match, and he later refused to do an on-court interview with two-time Australian Open champion Jim Courier, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Later, the athlete explained his decision at a press conference and posted a video message on X where he mentioned that Tony Jones is from Channel 9 He mocked Serbian tennis fans and made offensive remarks about the athlete during a post.
He added that neither Jones nor the broadcaster apologized for the behavior that led him to avoid the interview.
according to Free Press MagazineJones reportedly mocked the Serbian fans and made remarks such as “Novak is overrated” and “Novak, knock him out” while pretending that Djokovic’s fans could not hear him.