World number one, Novak Djokovic has defended his rival, Roger Federer over claims that the Swiss legend enjoys a great deal of preferential treatment on tour.
When asked of his view about it, he said: “At the end of the day, in a way, he deserves the special treatment because he’s six-time champion of the Australian Open and arguably the best player ever.
Again, on the other side, you have to understand that also Federer is a driving force of tennis in terms of revenue, in terms of attention, in terms of all these different things.”
John Isner also voiced his opinion on the subject: “I think those guys are the ones that, by and large, carry our sport in a big way and they deserve everything they’ve ever earned.
They maybe should get more special treatment, because those guys, the top players, have made other players below them a lot of money. It is like the Tiger Woods effect in golf.
So that is how you can look at a guy like Roger. He is men’s tennis in my opinion. So, he deserves everything and more that he’s ever had.”
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