Sporting Life

Controversial Djokovic a mystery which tennis can't work out

Novak Djokovic is an unstoppable force, a contrary hero and an acquired taste, says the writer. PHOTO: AFP
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A friend wonders what Novak Djokovic will say in his victory speech on Jan 30. You know, after he has crushed everyone - the bugs in his hotel, rival lawyers, the Australian Border Force, politicians, irate Melburnians, racket-wielders and cynics - what precisely will he utter into the microphone?

Tell furious Australians he loves them?

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