Djokovic "Execrable" According to Jules Marie, He Recounts His Training Session with the Serb
Known for his YouTube videos, Jules Marie has been sharing his adventures on the professional tennis circuit for several years. Recently retired, the Frenchman announced to his community that he was venturing into padel.
Nevertheless, he keeps an eye on the ATP Tour and enjoys sharing his experiences with the circuit's players. In the show Match Point, the Frenchman recounted his experience with Novak Djokovic, particularly when he was his training partner at Roland-Garros.
According to him, the 23-time Grand Slam champion was not friendly during this exchange:
"When I was a sparring partner at Roland, I played 5 times with Djokovic, and he was execrable all 5 times. You walk on eggshells with him. If you hit a ball 1.5 meters away from him, he won't play it and gives you a look that says, 'If you do that again, I'll kick you out.'"
"At one point, I served a ball, and he didn't play it. He told me his coach was supposed to serve. So his coach serves, I hit the ball, but he sends it 50 meters high, I don't know why. Not nice at all."
"On the other hand, at the Australian Open, I no longer had the status of a sparring partner but that of a player. So it was different there. And he knew about my YouTube channel. Plus, we were being filmed with cameras, so he couldn't be execrable."
