WATCH: Novak Djokovic booed after celebrating massively at Roland Garros
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In the first round of the 2022 Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic showed a dominant performance against Yoshihito Nishioka when he lost only four games, but the crowd in Paris didn't like his celebrations.
The Japanese player never won more than three games in a set against the Serbian in their first two clashes, and that trend continued in Paris this year. Djokovic barely spent two hours on the court in the first round of the 2022 Roland Garros to get to the second round.
The Serbian player won the match 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, and even though the scoreline might suggest that it was an easy win for the 20-time Grand Slam champion, he couldn't afford to stop giving his best at any point.
Djokovic is a competitor and he wants to win every single rally that he plays. Not only because he wants to win as soon as possible, but also because he doesn't want to lose the mental edge over his opponent.
In his match against Nishioka, fans witnessed very bizarre scenes in the second set of the match when Djokovic was up 1-0 and serving on a deuce in the second game, and after his opponent missed a shot, he celebrated loudly, which the crowd apparently didn't like.
After winning another point and the game, he celebrated even more and got booed one more time. In a commentary for Eurosport, Tim Henman and John McEnroe reacted to the situation when the American initially said: "Look at this guy, first round."
After the crowd started booing, McEnroe didn't really understand the reason why the French crowd didn't like the fact that Djokovic was trying his best to win every single rally and celebrating.
"I don't know why are they booing, oh my goodness. Are you kidding me? Why would they boo that?"
