Novak Pulls Out of Amazon Doc

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Well they started filming at what became the worst period of his career so kinda saw it coming... Really bad luck for Amazon, its team and Novak too.



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Novak Djokovic pulls out of Amazon documentary being made about him with his collaboration. Much work/filming had been done. https://twitter.com/charliesale/status/934349436255338497

"Djokovic stuns Amazon"

Novak Djokovic, who like rival Andy Murray hasn't played competitive tennis since last summer's Wimbledon, has pulled the plug on an Amazon Prime documentary about him.

Djokovic's decision will be a blow to Amazon who invested a lot of time and money in filming Djokovic in 2017 even before his year was blighted by injury and alleged marital problems.

And Djokovic, who, it is assumed, did not want extra scrutiny on him during a difficult period in his life, has called time on Amazon just when he has returned to hitting tennis balls.
 
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NoleFam

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I had no idea he was making a documentary so this is news to me but he has a lot going on right now with a new kid and trying to make his return to the game. He doesn't have time to focus on this probably. Also, Dailymail is complete trash (tabloid junk). The fact that they are still claiming Djokovic had marital problems, like they know what goes on in this guy's life, is so classless and ridiculous. I remember them being the one pushing that non-story to begin with photos and other insinuations. I thought the US was bad with this kind of stuff but the UK is another level.
 
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Dailymail is complete trash (tabloid junk). The fact that they are still claiming Djokovic had marital problems, like they know what goes on in this guy's life, is so classless and ridiculous. I remember them being the one pushing that non-story to begin with photos and other insinuations. I thought the US was bad with this kind of stuff but the UK is another level.
Lol!
The British taught us everything we know
about both
class AND classlessness.

I hope Nolé will find his way back to good form. I don't really identify with his game, but I love seeing his battles with roger, rafa, and especially Wawrinka.
 

NoleFam

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Lol!
The British taught us everything we know
about both
class AND classlessness.

I hope Nolé will find his way back to good form. I don't really identify with his game, but I love seeing his battles with roger, rafa, and especially Wawrinka.

I am beginning to see that now. I mean wow, can the guy just live his life in peace?

I hope so too and I wish the best for Murray, Nishikori and Wawrinka as well because the tour is more exciting with these guys playing at top level.
 

tennisaddict

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That would be more interesting imo. Seeing what he’s going through to battle back.

Not really. The documentary was shot when he was at the top. It would be talking about his routines, his diet, his practice and how this all feeds to him being at the top of the pole - which unfortunately he is not at this time.

They would have to kind of redo the documentary to fit where he currently is in terms of his career - which is a big "?"
 
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tennisaddict

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That would be more interesting imo. Seeing what he’s going through to battle back.

Moreover his family situation seems extremely fragile at this time. He would have known it is best to have the public eye away from him and his family till things become normal on home front.
 
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I had no idea he was making a documentary so this is news to me but he has a lot going on right now with a new kid and trying to make his return to the game. He doesn't have time to focus on this probably. Also, Dailymail is complete trash (tabloid junk). The fact that they are still claiming Djokovic had marital problems, like they know what goes on in this guy's life, is so classless and ridiculous. I remember them being the one pushing that non-story to begin with photos and other insinuations. I thought the US was bad with this kind of stuff but the UK is another level.
What he does in his personal life isn't relevant when it comes to tennis.
 

Gary Duane

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I had no idea he was making a documentary so this is news to me but he has a lot going on right now with a new kid and trying to make his return to the game. He doesn't have time to focus on this probably. Also, Dailymail is complete trash (tabloid junk). The fact that they are still claiming Djokovic had marital problems, like they know what goes on in this guy's life, is so classless and ridiculous. I remember them being the one pushing that non-story to begin with photos and other insinuations. I thought the US was bad with this kind of stuff but the UK is another level.
I wish everyone would knock that off and focus on tennis. For this reason alone I wish a great comeback for Novak.
 
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Not really. The documentary was shot when he was at the top. It would be talking about his routines, his diet, his practice and how this all feeds to him being at the top of the pole - which unfortunately he is not at this time.

They would have to kind of redo the documentary to fit where he currently is in terms of his career - which is a big "?"

I was looking forwards to hearing all about his cvac routine. ;)
 

cc0509

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I wish everyone would knock that off and focus on tennis. For this reason alone I wish a great comeback for Novak.

Tell that to John McEnroe who inferred that Djokovic was like the next Tiger Woods. The reason for the comparison was clear and it had nothing to do with tennis or golf.
 

Chicharito

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I had no idea he was making a documentary so this is news to me but he has a lot going on right now with a new kid and trying to make his return to the game. He doesn't have time to focus on this probably. Also, Dailymail is complete trash (tabloid junk). The fact that they are still claiming Djokovic had marital problems, like they know what goes on in this guy's life, is so classless and ridiculous. I remember them being the one pushing that non-story to begin with photos and other insinuations. I thought the US was bad with this kind of stuff but the UK is another level.


You don't think Novak had marital problems?
 

vex

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Moreover his family situation seems extremely fragile at this time. He would have known it is best to have the public eye away from him and his family till things become normal on home front.
Where's the source on this? Is it someone inside the Djokovic circle? Or dailymail?
 

Poisoned Slice

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The Daily Mail was far from the only tabloid/newspaper who claimed Novak had marital problems.

The Daily Mail is a great target because of their relentless consistency. 100 percent pure unadulterated trash, son. And that's the bottom line.
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cc0509

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Why do you think he does?

Have you been living under a rock?

"McEnroe said that Novak Djokovic’s loss of form in the past year had begun to remind him of another sportsman’s downfall.

“If you're distracted you're not the same player. The person that comes to mind immediately with Novak is not a tennis player, it's actually a golfer: Tiger Woods.”


"When he [Woods] had the issues with his wife and then he seemed to go completely off the rails and has never been even close to being the same player.

"So we're starting to say: 'Wait a minute, is this possible with him [Djokovic]?’”

http://www.newsweek.com/john-mcenroe-novak-djokovic-tiger-woods-wimbledon-2017-sport-631904

Out of all of the possible sportsmen John McEnroe could have compared Djokovic's situation with, he chose Tiger Woods? Do you think that was accidental?

Djokovic can't keep his d*ck in his pants. He has a team of PR people whose job is to keep that stuff out of the media and convince fanboys he is a loyal family man. Federer has a team for that too. But John McEnroe has a big mouth and doesn't give any f*cks about what anyone thinks and he let the cat out of the bag.
 

vex

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Have you been living under a rock?

"McEnroe said that Novak Djokovic’s loss of form in the past year had begun to remind him of another sportsman’s downfall.

“If you're distracted you're not the same player. The person that comes to mind immediately with Novak is not a tennis player, it's actually a golfer: Tiger Woods.”


"When he [Woods] had the issues with his wife and then he seemed to go completely off the rails and has never been even close to being the same player.

"So we're starting to say: 'Wait a minute, is this possible with him [Djokovic]?’”

http://www.newsweek.com/john-mcenroe-novak-djokovic-tiger-woods-wimbledon-2017-sport-631904

Out of all of the possible sportsmen John McEnroe could have compared Djokovic's situation with, he chose Tiger Woods? Do you think that was accidental?

Djokovic can't keep his d*ck in his pants. He has a team of PR people whose job is to keep that stuff out of the media and convince fanboys he is a loyal family man. Federer has a team for that too. But John McEnroe has a big mouth and doesn't give any f*cks about what anyone thinks and he let the cat out of the bag.
So again, your source is freaking Jmac? Who is saying this? Where is this coming from? Even if, hypothetically, he did F up a year+ ago, do you have any idea what his current situation is?

Really looks like his marriage is in shambles:

https://www.instagram.com/jelenadjokovicndf/?hl=en
 
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NoleFam

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Have you been living under a rock?

"McEnroe said that Novak Djokovic’s loss of form in the past year had begun to remind him of another sportsman’s downfall.

“If you're distracted you're not the same player. The person that comes to mind immediately with Novak is not a tennis player, it's actually a golfer: Tiger Woods.”


"When he [Woods] had the issues with his wife and then he seemed to go completely off the rails and has never been even close to being the same player.

"So we're starting to say: 'Wait a minute, is this possible with him [Djokovic]?’”

http://www.newsweek.com/john-mcenroe-novak-djokovic-tiger-woods-wimbledon-2017-sport-631904

Out of all of the possible sportsmen John McEnroe could have compared Djokovic's situation with, he chose Tiger Woods? Do you think that was accidental?

Djokovic can't keep his d*ck in his pants. He has a team of PR people whose job is to keep that stuff out of the media and convince fanboys he is a loyal family man. Federer has a team for that too. But John McEnroe has a big mouth and doesn't give any f*cks about what anyone thinks and he let the cat out of the bag.


John McEnroe was coked out of his mind all through the 80's, along with his wife, and was bedding every Jane, Tracy and Sally. Who gives a crap who he compared Djokovic to since he is hardly the moral barometer here? The fact of the matter is that he and his wife are still together, have just had another child, and should be kept out of trashy tabloids who don't know what's going on behind the scenes in their marriage. It's all speculation. I don't see 8 or 9 women coming out of the wood works saying they've been with him, hearing about his wife taking a golf club to his head, and then seeing her take almost half of his fortune. That's what Tiger Woods looks like. Let's stick to tennis here please.
 

NoleFam

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The Daily Mail was far from the only tabloid/newspaper who claimed Novak had marital problems.
There's plenty of trash out there but they were the main source of it.
You don't think Novak had marital problems?
Whether he does or doesn't is none of their business, and has nothing to do with tennis. Plenty of people have marital problems but I don't see them plastered all over trashy newspapers.
 

cc0509

Talk Tennis Guru
So again, your source is freaking Jmac? Who is saying this? Where is this coming from? Even if, hypothetically, he did F up a year+ ago, do you have any idea what his current situation is?

So posters on TTW posting from their mom's basement are more reliable than John McEnroe? Come on man! If you want to live in fairytale-land, fine with me. McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Tiger Woods was crystal clear.

Personally, I don't care what these pro athletes do in their personal lives and I would guess 99.9% are unfaithful to their partners.
 

cc0509

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John McEnroe was coked out of his mind all through the 80's, along with his wife, and was bedding every Jane, Tracy and Sally. Who gives a crap who he compared Djokovic to since he is hardly the moral barometer here? The fact of the matter is that he and his wife are still together, have just had another child, and should be kept out of trashy tabloids who don't know what's going on behind the scenes in their marriage. It's all speculation. I don't see 8 or 9 women coming out of the wood works saying they've been with him, hearing about his wife taking a golf club to his head, and then seeing her take almost half of his fortune. That's what Tiger Woods looks like. Let's stick to tennis here please.

McEnroe doesn't have to be the moral barometer himself to make comments about somebody else.

You don't see 8 or 9 women coming out of the woodwork, yet. There's still plenty of time. ;)
I'm sure these women are paid off nicely to keep their mouths shut. I don't care what Djokovic does in his personal life. All I'm saying is that John McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Woods was crystal clear. If you choose not to believe it, that's fine.

As for sticking to tennis on TTW, there's no rule that states we have to do that. Threads are created every day about things other than tennis and personal issues of players.
 

cc0509

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So again, your source is freaking Jmac? Who is saying this? Where is this coming from? Even if, hypothetically, he did F up a year+ ago, do you have any idea what his current situation is?

Really looks like his marriage is in shambles:

https://www.instagram.com/jelenadjokovicndf/?hl=en

I don't care what his marriage "looks like" now. And lol @ his constant posts on his Twitter and Instagram about how "perfect" his marriage is. It seems like overcompensation to me. Couples who are very happy don't feel they have to publicly announce their happiness IMO.

In any case, his marriage may be fine and dandy NOW but my point was that John McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Tiger Woods in the past suggested otherwise. Take it up with him.
 

NoleFam

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McEnroe doesn't have to be the moral barometer himself to make comments about somebody else.

You don't see 8 or 9 women coming out of the woodwork, yet. There's still plenty of time. ;)
I'm sure these women are paid off nicely to keep their mouths shut. I don't care what Djokovic does in his personal life. All I'm saying is that John McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Woods was crystal clear. If you choose not to believe it, that's fine.

As for sticking to tennis on TTW, there's no rule that states we have to do that. Threads are created every day about things other than tennis and personal issues of players.

Well if he is the great "inside man" like you proclaim and he knows what's really going on in Djokovic's marriage (doubtful) then he should have compared Djokovic to himself. Once he married Tatum, his game and career took a nose dive. Why bother even bringing up Woods which is why his statement meant little to me at the time, knowing his track record. You obviously do care since you keep going on and on about it, and quoting McEnroe (lol) to try to prove your point.

Don't let me stop you. Have at it.
 

cc0509

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Well if he is the great "inside man" like you proclaim and he knows what's really going on in Djokovic's marriage (doubtful) then he should have compared Djokovic to himself. Once he married Tatum, his game and career took a nose dive. Why bother even bringing up Woods which is why his statement meant little to me at the time, knowing his track record. You obviously do care since you keep going on and on about it, and quoting McEnroe (lol) to try to prove your point.

Don't let me stop you. Have at it.

I don't care what Djokovic or any player does in their personal lives and I certainly don't believe PR manufactured garbage about any of their perfect personal lives coming from their teams.

All I'm saying is that McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Tiger Woods was clear and whether or not McEnroe is a saint is irrelevant. He never claimed to be a saint the way Djokovic does.
 

NoleFam

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I don't care what Djokovic or any player does in their personal lives and I certainly don't believe PR manufactured garbage about any of their perfect personal lives coming from their teams.

All I'm saying is that McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Tiger Woods was clear and whether or not McEnroe is a saint is irrelevant. He never claimed to be a saint the way Djokovic does.

Oh you definitely care, and I don't notice PR about player's personal lives because I am too busy watching them play the sport I love.

So now Djokovic claimed to be a saint? You've made your intentions here clear.
 

vex

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I don't care what his marriage "looks like" now. And lol @ his constant posts on his Twitter and Instagram about how "perfect" his marriage is. It seems like overcompensation to me. Couples who are very happy don't feel they have to publicly announce their happiness IMO.

In any case, his marriage may be fine and dandy NOW but my point was that John McEnroe's comparison of Djokovic to Tiger Woods in the past suggested otherwise. Take it up with him.
You're just coming off as grasping at straws since, even if something did happen, looking at that instagram from his WIFE seems pretty clear it has no impact on the present or his comeback
 

tennisaddict

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Earlier this year, Djokovic hit back after John McEnroe suggested he had 'off court issues with the family', comparing him to golfer Tiger Woods.

However, the tennis player had previously admitted that he has been dealing with 'private issues', following a downturn in his form last year.

 

cc0509

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Oh you definitely care, and I don't notice PR about player's personal lives because I am too busy watching them play the sport I love.

So now Djokovic claimed to be a saint? You've made your intentions here clear.

No, I don't care about their personal lives but I'm not naive like some fans.

So, you only watch tennis day and night and you are oblivious to everything else?

Djokovic absolutely wants to come off as a perfect family man and a saint. As I said, all of these top guys have management teams whose job is to keep things out of the press and to create manufactured images which are pleasing so that they can keep the endorsement money rolling in. McEnroe never tried to play the saint. Djokovic completely cares about his image and he shoves this "perfect family" image down our throats. Methinks he doth protest too much. I don't buy it but if you do, great. Each to his own.
 

clayqueen

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I had no idea he was making a documentary so this is news to me but he has a lot going on right now with a new kid and trying to make his return to the game. He doesn't have time to focus on this probably. Also, Dailymail is complete trash (tabloid junk). The fact that they are still claiming Djokovic had marital problems, like they know what goes on in this guy's life, is so classless and ridiculous. I remember them being the one pushing that non-story to begin with photos and other insinuations. I thought the US was bad with this kind of stuff but the UK is another level.
If you didn’t know about the Amazon Documentary then you can’t comment on what the DM says because even I knew about the documentary.
 

cc0509

Talk Tennis Guru
You're just coming off as grasping at straws since, even if something did happen, looking at that instagram from his WIFE seems pretty clear it has no impact on the present or his comeback

I'm not grasping at straws. I'm only stating that the McEnroe comment about Djokovic and Woods was telling IMO. Who really cares what these pro athletes do off the tennis court? As I said before, IMO 99.9% of pro athletes probably have skeletons in their closets and they have PR teams who are in charge of making sure these things stay out of the main press. Plus, sports journalists are reluctant to write negative things about the star athletes as they don't want to bite the hands that feed them.

As for the Instagram posts by Novak and his wife about how perfect they are, that means nothing. It's more damage control and more spin for naive fans to slobber over. Couples who are solid don't tend to try and sell how happy they are.

In any case, we're all entitled to believe different things and we all have different opinions.
 

Gary Duane

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Plus, sports journalists are reluctant to write negative things about the star athletes as they don't want to bite the hands that feed them.
No. They are reluctant to write negative things in case they are sued, or in case it will hurt their reputations as "journalists". If something is negative and solid, they will all be rushing to print it ASAP, like sharks in a feeding frenzy.

Bad news sells.

And re skeletons/ closets: Famous people are no more likely to have them than other people. But no one cares about your skeletons, or mine. News about us is not marketable.
 

Gary Duane

G.O.A.T.
Tell that to John McEnroe who inferred that Djokovic was like the next Tiger Woods. The reason for the comparison was clear and it had nothing to do with tennis or golf.
You are much more interested in gossip than I am, and you believe more stuff than I believe.

I just said you're not really a bad guy, only extremely negative, and here you are trying to fight with me.

I don't want to "tell anything" to John McEnroe, who has one of the biggest mouths of anyone on the planet.
 

cc0509

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No. They are reluctant to write negative things in case they are sued, or in case it will hurt their reputations as "journalists". If something is negative and solid, they will all be rushing to print it ASAP, like sharks in a feeding frenzy.

Bad news sells.

And re skeletons/ closets: Famous people are no more likely to have them than other people. But no one cares about your skeletons, or mine. News about us is not marketable.

That's not true at all. If something is negative and solid, the sports journalists(and I'm not talking about tabloid journalists) won't write it because they want to keep good relationships with the biggest stars. That's their bread and butter. These journalists know what's true and what isn't. They help protect the big stars. It's $$$$.
 
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cc0509

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You are much more interested in gossip than I am, and you believe more stuff than I believe.

I just said you're not really a bad guy, only extremely negative, and here you are trying to fight with me.

I don't want to "tell anything" to John McEnroe, who has one of the biggest mouths of anyone on the planet.

I'm not interested in gossip at all. Go back about a year and check my posts defending Djokovic when many posters were claiming the photograph of Djokovic and that Indian actress necessarily meant he was cheating. But since that time there have been so many rumors about Djokovic and his personal issues.

John McEnroe's comments comparing Djokovic to Tiger Woods spoke volumes. He would have never made that specific comparison for no reason. In addition, I have a friend who is an executive in the tennis world and he told me that the rumors inside the tennis circles about Djokovic and his personal life were well established. Take it with a grain of salt, but I'm inclined to believe it at this point. Also, the damage control and spin from the Novak and Jelena Djokovic social media postings are overkill. Generally, happy and solid couples do not have to announce their love publicly on social media. IMO, most of these tier 1 athletes have stories about them which contradict the squeaky-clean images they want to project.

As for John McEnroe, I am not a fan of his and find him to be obnoxious but he's a straight shooter.
 

Gary Duane

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I'm not interested in gossip at all. Go back about a year and check my posts defending Djokovic when many posters were claiming the photograph of Djokovic and that Indian actress necessarily meant he was cheating. But since that time there have been so many rumors about Djokovic and his personal issues.

John McEnroe's comments comparing Djokovic to Tiger Woods spoke volumes. He would have never made that specific comparison for no reason. In addition, I have a friend who is an executive in the tennis world and he told me that the rumors inside the tennis circles about Djokovic and his personal life were well established. Take it with a grain of salt, but I'm inclined to believe it at this point. Also, the damage control and spin from the Novak and Jelena Djokovic social media postings are overkill. Generally, happy and solid couples do not have to announce their love publicly on social media. IMO, most of these tier 1 athletes have stories about them which contradict the squeaky-clean images they want to project.

As for John McEnroe, I am not a fan of his and find him to be obnoxious but he's a straight shooter.
Fair enough.

To be honest, with social media and cable news things have become a real mess. I'm sure you are well aware of the current social/political climate where every day someone new ends up in the news as a sexual predator. I don't really know what to make of it all. I don't know where it stops being important and starts just being stupid, and possibly a way for people to smear other people.

Which is not to say that treatment of woman has not been horrible for a very long time and needs to be changed.

From everything I've read about Woods his "sexual adventures" were pretty extreme, and I'm not sure that comparing him, at his best, to Novak, at his worst, is a fair comparison or a level rubric.

Other than that I have no skin this game. I have to wonder how many of the Djokovic family problems are coming from them, themselves, and how much of all this is amplified horribly by gossip. Which is why I usually stay away from these topics.

Regardless, I'd like to see Novak right himself and get back to fulfilling his potential. If it's really about health/injuries, then it simply "is what it is", but if it is coming from emotional complications in his personal life, I hope he works them out.
 

Gary Duane

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That's not true at all. If something is negative and solid, the sports journalists(and I'm not talking about tabloid journalists) won't write it because they want to keep good relationships with the biggest stars. That's their bread and butter. These journalists know what's true and what isn't. They help protect the big stars. It's $$$$.
I don't agree that it is A/B, black and white. Yes, it is all about $$$s, and frankly your extreme pessimism, looking on the dark side of everything, is often realistic. I don't like looking at the world with rose glasses on, so I often agree with yout.

But journalists are interested in their careers. If reporting personal information hurts their careers, they will wisely stay away from it. Which means the guys working for rags have no fears. Their careers are based on slime, publishing it, and getting rich on it - like our National Enquirer.

Yet it is not totally black and white. There are degrees of "solid", so if someone has news that is solid, that will stand up to scrutiny, it's going to come out. And that is becoming more and true right now, where it seems no one is holding back anything. See the fall of Charlie Rose, one day still a star, days later fired and without a job.

It's a balance. Do these reports want to keep a good relationship, or do they want a scoop? It is unrealistic to assume there is always a clear answer.
 

NoleFam

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No, I don't care about their personal lives but I'm not naive like some fans.

So, you only watch tennis day and night and you are oblivious to everything else?

Djokovic absolutely wants to come off as a perfect family man and a saint. As I said, all of these top guys have management teams whose job is to keep things out of the press and to create manufactured images which are pleasing so that they can keep the endorsement money rolling in. McEnroe never tried to play the saint. Djokovic completely cares about his image and he shoves this "perfect family" image down our throats. Methinks he doth protest too much. I don't buy it but if you do, great. Each to his own.

I do only watch tennis and am oblivious to their private lives, because I really don't care at the end of the day. What they do in their private time is not my concern, and whether they were happily married men or single Hugh Hefner on the weekends, the endorsement money would roll in regardless.

The media and public would not know about Djokovic's "personal issues" if he didn't tell them about them to begin with. His quote in August 2016 was "It was some other things that I was going through privately. We all have private issues and things that are more challenges than issues. Things that we have to encounter and overcome in order to evolve as a human being. It was resolved. Life is going on like everything else". So that is hardly a man trying to come off as perfect and instead someone coming off as human. For one thing, Djokovic is too open because most athletes wouldn't tell the public squat about what is going on behind the scenes in their lives. So now everyone wants to be an expert on what is going on in this guy's life because of an article and pictures posted by trashy Dailymail in March 2016 and something sketchy McEnroe, of all people, blurted out live on the air. It all means little to me at the end of the day but I am interested to see how well he can play tennis.
 
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