Novak Djokovic‘s on court rant watched by his wife Jelena has been ‘decoded’ by internet sleuths who claim he declared, ‘I could kill right now’.
The Serbian great exploded in anger during his five-set thriller with Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round at the French Open earlier today.
A Serbian speaker told MailOnline Novak was seen saying ‘I could kill right now’ before Jelena supportively urged him to ‘come on’.
In Serbia, a declaration of being so angry they could kill is meant very much in a jokey way and not to be taken literally.
Despite his epic win, Djokovic has since withdrawn from Wednesday’s quarter-final against Casper Ruud due to a knee injury.
The cameras caught the tense exchange between Djokovic and Jelena, as he gestured angrily with his hands and shouted up at his team.
Jelena was then seen standing up in the box, responding in kind to her husband.
After a few seconds, the exchange was over, and Djokovic returned to what he does best – pulling victories out of the jaws of defeat.
He eventually sealed his spot in the quarterfinals with a 6-3 win in the fifth to make it 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 before withdrawing from the tournament on Tuesday.
Jelena, 37, is a self-described ‘curious soul’, and founder of the Novak Djokovic Foundation.
The charity, which she runs with her husband, seeks to help children achieve their full potential by investing in early childhood development, notably early childhood education.
Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Jelena left her home country to study abroad when she was 18. She moved to Italy and then to Morocco, where she has lived for the last 12 years.
The couple started dating in 2005 before getting engaged in 2013. Together, they have two children, a son Steven Djokovic, and daughter, Tara Djokovic.
The couple insisted this was due to their daughter being too young to attend, but their fifth wedding anniversary also went unmarked.
According to The Sun, McEnroe said: ‘Woods had issues with his wife and then he seemed to go completely off the rails and has never been even close to being the same player.’
I don’t necessarily need to agree with it. But it’s his right.’
Djokovic has also fueled rumours through his friendships with other women, including Serbian pop star Natasa Bekvalac and his ex-girlfriend DJ Lady Lee. Although they have both shut down suggestions of anything untoward going on,.
It is this philanthropic work which Jelena considers to be among the ‘most significant’ things she and her athlete husband have done.
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