"Sexual predator, arrested for sex rackets.. but he is anti-vax of course Novak Djokovic loves him"- Fans aghast by Serb 'following' Andrew Tate

Novak Djokovic recently faced flak from tennis fans over 'following' controversial figure Andrew Tate online. The revelation came after he thrashed Rafael Nadal in the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Djokovic defeated Nadal 6-1, 6-4 to hand him only his fifth loss at Roland Garros. The Serb unsettled the Spaniard by breaking his first two serves of the match and took the opening set.

The second set began on a similar note, with the winner breaking Nadal's first two serves before the Spaniard fought back briefly by breaking back twice. But the Serb proved too good as he secured the second set and consequently the match to take a 31-29 lead in the head-to-head.

However, the 24-time Grand Slam champion's win has been overshadowed by his social media activity as tennis fans found out he followed Andrew Tate on X (formerly Twitter).

Tate has earned a bad name for himself courtesy of his commentary on women, religion, Covid-19 vaccines, and politics. Also, he has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking, the charges he has explicitly denied. Therefore, Djokovic's act of following Tate shocked the fans.

"Didn't expect that he gets his elite-level mentality from Andrew Tate," an aghast fan wrote.

Another fan wrote:

"A sexual predator a child groomer someone who got arrested for conducting sex racquets a r@p£ accused but hey he is an anti vax after all of course Djokovic loves him."

Here are a few more reactions from X:

"When I thought I couldn't dislike the guy more than I already do," a fan commented.

"Disappointed and expected from him," a fan wrote.

"I was starting to like Nole… well, that’s over for good," a fan remarked.

"Not even surprised at this point," a fan wrote.

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Novak Djokovic to face Germany's Dominik Koepfer in third round of Paris Olympics 2024

Novak Djokovic will face Germany's Dominik Koepfer in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics singles event. He holds a 1-0 lead over Koepfer in the head-to-head record.

Dominik Koepfer (Getty)

The duo's solitary meeting came in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open in the year 2020 when the Serb managed to secure a win in three sets. He broke the German six times to win the match 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Koepfer has reached the third round in Paris with wins over Milos Raonic and Matteo Arnaldi. He fought a marathon with Raonic in the first round as their duel witnessed three tiebreaks over two hours and 25 minutes. He eventually came out on top 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(1). Koepfer defeated Arnaldi 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 with five breaks of the Italian's serve.

On the other hand, Djokovic trumped Australia's Matthew Ebden 6-0, 6-1 in the first round before beating Rafael Nadal in the second.