"Finished or tanking to give players a false sense of security before Roland Garros?" - Tennis fans react to Novak Djokovic's Srpska Open loss

Novak Djokovic's journey at the Srpska Open came to an end on Friday as he lost 6-4, 7-6(6) to compatriot Dusan Lajovic in the quarterfinals.The Serb reached the last eight of the ATP 250 tournament with a win over Luca van Assche, but he couldn't get past Lajovic. Djokovic's defeat is coming right on the heels of his third-round exit at the Monte-Carlo Masters.Several tennis fans took to Twitter to give their two cents on the World No. 1's defeat in Banja Luka, with one calling him a &quot;fraud&quot; on clay courts.&quot;Novak is still a fraud on clay,&quot; the fan's tweet read.Marc@marcx_sbf@josemorgado Novak is still a fraud on clay281@josemorgado Novak is still a fraud on clayAnother fan stated that the Serb was being generous to one-handed backhands on slow clay courts.&quot;Djokovic showing his generosity to one-handed backhands on slow clay courts,&quot; the fan's tweet read.Vansh@vanshv2kDjokovic showing his generosity to One Handed Backhands on slow clay courts561Djokovic showing his generosity to One Handed Backhands on slow clay courtsOne fan called Djokovic a &quot;statpadder&quot; who was trying to improve his final-set record.&quot;Djokovic is a shameless statpadder trying to improve his &quot;deciding set&quot; record,&quot; the fan's tweet read.wannabe Gaslighter@mindsid99Djokovic is a shameless statpadder trying to improve his &quot;deciding set&quot; record.132Djokovic is a shameless statpadder trying to improve his &quot;deciding set&quot; record.Here are some other fan reactions over Novak Djokovic's defeat to Dusan Lajovic:☁️☀️☁️ ⁿᵇᵃ ˢᶻⁿ@SaphireTennisNovak Djokovic on break points nowadays:7811Novak Djokovic on break points nowadays: https://t.co/ohYeWgzlHKSRF@S_RF_CADjokovic lost to his countrymen who usually bend nice and low to him? Wow. Djokovic finished or tanking to give players a false sense of security before RG?111Djokovic lost to his countrymen who usually bend nice and low to him? Wow. Djokovic finished or tanking to give players a false sense of security before RG?Justin Nicklas@JustinNicklas1@josemorgado Nadal would have won this match 6-0 6-36@josemorgado Nadal would have won this match 6-0 6-3Zawaher Nizamani@zawaher08@josemorgado What a big choke from Djokovic he should skip Clay season he really isn't good enough no more to compete against best at French Open hope he withdraws and saves the embarrassment6@josemorgado What a big choke from Djokovic he should skip Clay season he really isn't good enough no more to compete against best at French Open hope he withdraws and saves the embarrassmentPeter 🇬🇷@ppanagopoulos11Djokovic is finished on clay, he needs to accept it. Just get healthy for Wimbledon. Ignore clay like fed did at some point72Djokovic is finished on clay, he needs to accept it. Just get healthy for Wimbledon. Ignore clay like fed did at some pointRobyn | 🏃🏻&zwj;♀️🎾@thxbutnoshanksDjokovic losing to every other shbh. This is personal now 172Djokovic losing to every other shbh. This is personal now 🔪Speaking after the match, Dusan Lajovic said that his win over Novak Djokovic was the biggest of his career. He also said it was something he didn't think was possible.“I'm overwhelmed, it is the biggest win of my career. The emotions are very mixed because I'm playing here in front of the home town and I'm also playing against Nole who is a good friend and he's a hero of our country. Beating him, it's something that I didn't even think is going to be possible, but it happened,&quot; Lajovic said.“His percentage of the first serve was not the greatest. So I was able to use that to my advantage. But overall I think it was very good tennis from my side,&quot; he added.Novak Djokovic will next compete at the Madrid OpenNovak Djokovic during the Monte-Carlo Masters 2023With his defeat to Dusan Lajovic, Novak Djokovic currently has a 2-2 win-loss on clay in 2023. The Serb will next compete at the Madrid Open, where he is seeded first. Interestingly, fellow 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has already announced that he will be missing the tournament due to injury.Djokovic reached the semifinals at last season's edition of the Masters 1000 tournament before losing to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb has won the Madrid Open thrice, more than any player in the tournament's history apart from Rafael Nadal.

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