Aussie tennis star John Millman reveals the ‘trade secret’ that explains controversial video of Novak Djokovic’s team mixing ‘magic potion’ for grand slam legend
- John Millman reveals ‘trade secret’ that he says explains controversial video
- Aussie star says theories circulating about Djokovic’s drinks are ‘ridiculous’
- Millman encourages suspicious tennis fans and pundits to ‘use a little logic here’
Aussie tennis star John Millman believes there’s a simple explanation for the viral video that showed grand slam legend Novak Djokovic’s team mixing a mysterious drink for him recently.
The Serb’s support team were captured on video furtively mixing drinks up and having bottles taken to him on court at changeovers during the Paris Masters semi-finals.
They then shielded what they were doing after noticing they were being filmed.
Aussie tennis star John Millman (pictured) believes theories circulating about Novak Djokovic’s mysterious drinks are ‘ridiculous’ – after a viral video showed the grand slam legend’s team mixing a secret drink for him recently
During the Paris Masters semi-finals, Djokovic’s support team were captured on video furtively mixing drinks up and having bottles taken to him on court at changeovers
The clip on Twitter has since had over 15 million views, with many fans debating the what happened during the suspicious incident.
At Wimbledon, Djokovic again raised eyebrows when he was filmed inhaling powder from a bottle, which he later called a ‘magic potion’.
Millman, who is ranked No.155 in the world, waded into the debate on Twitter on Monday night, hitting back at people questioning the practice which he calls ‘a trade secret’.
‘Too much attention on a team member mixing sports drinks … a proper ridiculous notion that something is up, stadium full, cameras everywhere, drinks mixed in players box … I mean use a little logic here, maybe just maybe they don’t want to give the edge to anyone,’ he tweeted.
‘To add to that, inside a locker room you see a players team always making drinks, in unmarked bottles and put in the fridge. Training programs, supplement intake etc is trade secret.’
Earlier in the week, Djokovic’s wife hit out at online speculation surrounding his on-court energy drinks.
‘I don’t see anything dodgy,’ she said. ‘In fact, I see people trying to be private about their business in a world where everyone feels they have every right to point a camera at you.
Novak Djokovic (pictured) sparked confusion about his bizarre drink habit during Wimbledon when he appeared to inhale a substance out of a bottle during a match
‘Apparently, trying to be private makes you dodgy nowadays.’
Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg called the incident ‘bizarre’ and believes the public should know what athletes are consuming during competition.
‘I’ve always thought there should be more transparency about the substances players take, particularly during matches, but I’ve also rarely thought anything was likely amiss,’ he said on Twitter.
‘But golly, the body language in this video is bizarre. What does the Djokovic team think needs hiding?’
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