I don't know if the behaviour of Novak parents (on and off court) has already been a point of discussion on this board but i want to point this out anyway;

http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/7726158

Here are a few "highlights" of Djoko's mummy;

In some other interviews Dijana stated Tennis is boring with Federer and Rafa winning so much. I'm sure some of you agree with that but i don't think it's from her position a appropriate thing to say.

Apart from these rash statements, Djoko's parents aren't all too classy either during matches, you even could say disrespectful in a way towards the opponants box.
Don't get me wrong, i have kids myself and i know it can be difficult sometimes to temper your enthusiasm while witnessing your kids sporting activities but i can't stomach the sight of celebrating parents (in public) like they've just won the WorldCup for their nation themselves. :sicky:

It got me thinking about Pete's dad in 2000 or Roger's parents last year at SW19...

The more i'm learning about Djokovic and his "team" the more i'm starting to appreciate the Nadal family

I'm guessing you're a Fed fan then? :rolleyes:

Personally I don't begrudge Djokovic's family comments like they have made after their son has won his first grand slam (of many I believe too to be honest).

Sure they appear extremely positive edging towards arrogant but I don't see a massive issue with any of those comments myself, and if she thinks tennis results have been boring over the last few years in GS tournaments, she does have a point. Again, I have no issues with those comments nor their celebrations, but everyones opinion is different.

I'm not entirely sure that any of those comments are any worse than "mummy" Murray or "daddy" Williams or "hoodie" Sharapova :unsure: ok, the first one might be a bit over-the-top, but what's the context, when was she asked? 'cos i could imagine that if she was asked straight after the match she might go a bit overboard. But other than that I'm not sure that there's any problems with her comments.

as for their celebrations, i wasn't too annoyed by them - if they try it at Wimbledon I think it would be strange, but it kinda fits in to the atmopshere of the AO :shrug:

oh, but i'm highly offended by the jackets with N-O-L-E written on them, simply 'cos i think they're a bit naff :P

OH Now you went and did it you typcial Fed Fan!!!! :P :P

what? stunningly gorgeous with a body to die for.....that's a typical fed fan, right???? ;)

I wholeheartedly agree and no choka you don't just have to be a Fed fan to agree with this.

It is not the role for parents (especially non coaching ones) to take such an active media interest. You never see camp Federer, Nadal etc. making this much noise on or off court and such disparaging remarks.

To say the king is dead...i mean...cmon...

Stop talking about Wise like that!!!!! He's mine. ;)

Just to clarify guys.... we do know that this is a phrase yeah?....She doesn't actually wish death on anyone.

i think you might wanna inform him of that :blink: as far as i know he belongs to a certain Miss Ivanovic and unless you wanna have a proper down and dirty fight with her for Wi......oh....wait....i get it now ;)

that comment might have made sense if you weren't a Fed fan... :rolleyes: ;)

Camp Novak didn't behave brilliantly - there have been rumblings of parental misdemeanors for some time now (yes, Tio Toni, Mr Sharapova etc etc ;) ) but I think the issue here is that it was very blatant and over the top. Over exuberance? Or bad behaviour? Not sure.

Think the best thing Djokovic can do is keep his parents away from the media as much as possible until they become a bit more savvy about what to say/not to say - and how it can affect their son in a way.

Still, Federer will be sharpening up those strokes to strike down the young imposter after that comment from Mama Djoko ;)



Oh, and the 'Nole' outfits were dreadful - I didn't notice them the first time round, but that was because I was agog at the sight of wild haired Murray sporting a Djoko top and cheer leading!!

the only thing I hear being sharpened are the knives of the Fed fans pouncing on anything that they can criticise Djokovic about, yesterday it was the ball bounces, today it's his family, I wonder what we can expect to be dished up tomorrow... :shrug:

Don't know what you all think but I'm getting tired of him pulling his shirt off. He needs to gain some weight or muscle mass soon!! :lmaao: :D

regardless of whom i support, there's something to be said about humility ;)

:giggle:

i'm pretty sure there's a few posters who would disagree with you there :P personally, i'm not a big fan of Nole's body, but then i'm fussy ;)

Class you either have it or you don't! In Djokovic's parent's case they don't know what it is!

:coffee:

now, now guys... you know how it is :) we all like different things in tennis - and can be Fed, Safin, Djoko or anybody (but Hewitt) fans and still comment on certain aspects...

for example, I am not a big fan of Djokos body :hide: - those jackets ARE hideous and the ball bouncing makes me :argh: ....

but I didnt find those comments too bad :shrug: Over excited, misguided maybe, but in the big scheme of things - it is exciting to have new rivalaries, the king is dead is a well worn cliche and I dont doubt there are more slams to come for Djoko :D

Pebs and Lleyton sitting in a tree.... K-I-S-S-I-N-G (and that's the clean version) ;)

:lmaao:

:lmaao: :lmaao:

:whip:

I was kidding guys-he's not that ugly!! :D

I was kind of expecting replies about peoples different behaviour based on certain cultural aspects. This would be a legit argument; I’m Dutch, the difference for me personally is recognizable in this case.
But acting with class is universal and Djoko’s parents failed hopelessly on that one.
Frankly I can’t find a way to trivialize or being irrespective of the “king is dead” remark. Who the hell do they think they are? Cliché or not, old phrase or not it’s just coming from the wrong mouth (a parent) at the wrong time (fed instantly sidetracked?)
It’s disrespectful; I have no other word for it.
I reckon soon they will be showing out with a tad more nuance though, for the good of Novak for one.

ok, now I don't have a problem with the families' exuberance, or their cheering, or even any of those quotes - but the ball bouncing drives me nuts.

However, i have just been reading that the djokovic family asked for some French fans who were a few rows behind them to be removed :wacko: If they were being rude or abusive i could understand it, but that didn't seem to be the case:

:shrug:

this shouldn't detract from Djoko's achievement - 'cos he deserved his victory, and actually he has been very diplomatic in his interviews and has even said that we haven't seen the end of Fed's dominance and he expects him to come back "big style." So no disrespect meant to Djoko at all :ok:

That's the odd part; a 20 year old acting more mature than his parents..

my friend has an 11 year old daughter who constantly acts in a more mature manner than her 32 year old father...... so i'm not sure it's that unusual :giggle:

It's not actually:

look at Yuri Sharapov, Richard Williams, Jim Pierce for example, we have been here before... :shrug:

Youp: I do not see any problem: The family is the family..Djoko did not choose his Mam and he is not there to do the police: Djoko is there to play Tennis and win.

Nevertheless, I am quite sure that he will be soon asking her to sh** up if she will continue with this sort of interviews..The man is by far more mature than his parents..

Something that happens IMO quite often once we are looking at Champion families (and even outside that circle IMO) :rolleyes:

To be fair, I guess this happens as well because the parents have invest (time and might also money) so much ..So it is normal that they are often overreacting: Quite difficult I guess to stay calm... :whistle:

I've never really watched Mr. Sharapova so I can't say anything about his behavior. As for the "king is dead" remark-Federer may have been for this tournament but I don't think it's time to count him out yet. :D

I am sure it is difficult to stay calm for parents but for that reason some choose to stay at home (Federer's father on the important match for instance) and we have 100 years of history where parents of champions have been behaving reasonably. Why should parents lose basic courtesy behaviour now? Sharapova's father is also a joke. I take my children to some competition and I am always calm outside the court and try to compliment both children the same. They might never be champions but for me being able to stay calm in all situation is more important than being a champion. What kind of world are we showing them if we adults can't behave? This is also one reason I always liked Federer as he is a real gentleman on and off the court and shows he can win without a barbaric/aggressive behaviour.

That 's where Kipling’s IF poem - in Wimbledon Centre court - comes to mind! They need to assimilate it.

Totally agree with your comment on Roger, Tenez :bow: :bow: Personally I think he should open a "finishing school" when he retires-teach young athletes how to be classy. :D

that's my T, :ok:

That's why i came up with examples like father Sampras in 2000 and Mr./Miss Federer last year, they must all have had a heart rate of 180 bpm for the entire match, still they managed to stay cool and collective. Something they found again by their sons behaviour on court


If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same..

T. I agree this is the "correct" way: This is the sort of behaviour we should expect..Now, the Mam (and Dad apparently) of Nole is (are) not like that: What can we do? Do we have to collect some signatures to prevent them following the soon? Come on!!

I mean, it is a pity and soon it will become a problem even for Nole itself and this simply because there will be mainly other players asking for a more respectful behaviour: this is why, I said at the end Nole himself will told them to "Sh*** up"...

From my perspective, it is a pure matter of time..Come on!! Do you believe that they will do this sort of behaviour at Wimbledon!! No way..

At that time someone (IMO Nole himself) will teach them how to behave!!

PS: Clearly, I prefer 10000 times the other way in which the parents behave correctly and they are not a source of shame for their child.

PS2: FED's parents are just fantastic, I agree.. ;) ;)

I have no problem with celebrating or the amount of family present.They should be proud of their son,but I'm with TV on this one.Parents shouldn't be talking about other tennis players.

It's one thing for Djoker to be saying things about Federer or Nadal in a past tense.I'm not saying that the Djokovic family don't know their tennis because they have been around it for a while,but to criticise the world No1 in a quoted interview,shows a lack of respect.

It's a balance,and they really should leave musings about a players ability to their son or his coach,as these quotes can always be easily twisted or taken out of context.

You can still be present at every big event,but remain unavailable for comment.

Personally I believe we'd heard much worse out of the mouth of Richard Williams, but each to their own.

At the end of the day Djoko won't be complaining too much.

Exactly! I liked Sampras and Borg for that attitude. :ok:

And people have the nerve to constantly slag of Andy Murray's mother? :rolleyes: :lol: Mayeb they can focus their attentions on someone much more worthy, as in this pair whatever their names are.

And flawed cos if they stand in the wrong order they might spell LEON! :lol: