Novak Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam (GS) title at the 2023 US Open, an achievement that helped him become the male tennis player with the most major titles in history. Nole officially surpassed Rafael Nadal by 2 GS and surpassed Roger Federer (the first male tennis player to reach 20 GS) by 4 GS.

After achieving a special historical feat, Djokovic received recognition from many tennis experts, even other sports legends, but unfortunately Nadal and Federer at that time still did not congratulate the Serbian star.

For nearly two decades, the “BIG 3” (Djokovic, Federer, Nadal) have created a symbiotic relationship, sharing titles and pushing each other to improve. Not only are they worthy “rivals”, all three players also have a close friendship.

In previous GS championships, Djokovic received congratulations from “Gaur” or “Express Train”, but this time the two colleagues were silent.

The indifferent attitude of Nadal and Federer made Djokovic’s fans angry, they made bad comments on social networks.

A Twitter thread reads: “Federer and Nadal show jealousy and envy towards Djokovic’s records and achievements and I don’t understand why people admit these two players have great sportsmanship.”

Nole fans were even more angry when Federer’s Instagram page congratulated 2023 US Open women’s singles champion Coco Gauff, but Djokovic did not.

Another account wrote: “They are not friends but they are colleagues. This is a historic achievement and Federer and Nadal are both winners of many sportsmanship awards. Roger congratulated Coco so This is ridiculous.”

Another fan was even harsher, saying that Nadal and Federer were “unsatisfied” when Djokovic won all the records: “I think there is an alliance between Federer and Nadal. They are not satisfied with what Opponent Djokovic can do it, so let’s stay silent.”

Another spectator joked: “Just wanted to inform that neither Federer or Nadal have yet publicly congratulated their colleague Djokovic, who has achieved the most remarkable achievement ever in tennis.” It seems like the two players’ media team still doesn’t want to believe the truth, or their wifi network is having problems.”

In the latest interview with Spanish television Movistar+, “Gaur” Nadal confirmed that he had not sent congratulations to Djokovic for winning 24 GS because of lack of information.

Nadal said: “The truth is that I haven’t sent any message to Djokovic just because of lack of information. When you want to send an important message, it’s better to spend time polishing it. I will send it but I haven’t done it yet.”

The 14-time Roland Garros champion also revealed that he sent messages of support to fellow tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, and confirmed that he still keeps in touch with Federer.

“Of course, I sent Alcaraz messages when he won or when he was about to enter a major tournament. I don’t have many friends left, I’m from another generation. I still talk to Federer from time to time,” Nadal revealed. highway.

Nadal has not played since suffering a hip injury in his second-round loss to Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open 1/2023. The Spanish tennis player is expected to return at the beginning of the 2024 season. The 37-year-old star also hopes to attend the Olympics next year.

Rafa declared: “I want to play important matches and of course the Olympic Games are an important tournament and I hope to compete. Will it be my last? I can’t confirm.”