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Djokovic Pleads With Umpire to Have Heckling Fan Removed (Video)

In Novak Djokovic’s second round Australian Open win over Frenchman Enzo Couacaud on Thursday, the Serbian was not too fond of a particular fan in the crowd.

The attendee repeatedly shouted towards Djokovic, as many fans do during matches, but the 21-time Grand Slam champion heard those chants as heckling and wanted the fan out of the stadium.

“The guy’s drunk out of his mind,” Djokovic said to the umpire, Fergus Murphy. “He's not here to watch tennis. He just wants to get in my head. So, I’m asking you, what are you going to do about it?