{"id":3912,"date":"2024-09-25T03:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T03:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2024-09-25T03:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T03:05:57","slug":"novak-djokovics-superfans-controversial-take-on-jannik-sinners-late-aunt-prompts-journalist-to-ask-legit-question-about-serbs-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3912","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic’s superfan’s controversial take on Jannik Sinner’s late aunt prompts journalist to ask “legit question” about Serb’s involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of Novak Djokovic’s most loyal fans has been called out by a prominent tennis journalist. The fan stirred controversy after sharing a seemingly insensitive take on World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who suffered a great personal tragedy recently with his beloved aunt passing away.<\/p>\n

During his on-court interview after winning the 2024 US Open title, Sinner had dedicated his Flushing Meadows triumph to his late aunt, who was ailing at the time. On Sunday, September 22, reports surfaced that the Italian’s 56-year-old aunt is no more.<\/p>\n

Following news of this tragic development, a diehard Novak Djokovic fan, who has previously been\u00a0endorsed by the Serb, shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) in which he questioned Sinner’s participation at tournaments and promotional events amid his late aunt’s final days. The fan wrote,<\/p>\n

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“With his Aunty so poorly and now unfortunately passed away, he (Sinner) didn’t miss a single event for Gucci or the Olympics promotion in the last week and is now in Beijing. A sad loss for him and his family but sometimes missing sponsors obligations is important when family involved?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The post stirred controversy as many condemned the fan over the take. Eventually, the fan in question deleted the post. However, prominent tennis journalist and analyst Jon Wertheim later shared a screenshot of the deleted post and wrote a comment wondering if athletes should be held accountable when their followers air such takes.<\/p>\n

Wertheim wrote,<\/p>\n

“This is a legit question, not limited to tennis….what level of responsibility – if any – do today’s athletes bear w\/r\/t their more prominent\/vocal\/offensive stans? …Would a public repudiation to this kind of rot do any good?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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