NOVAK DRINKS ‘NOT DODGY’

NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S wife has hit out at online speculation surrounding his on-court energy drinks.

During the Paris Masters semi-finals, the Serb’s support team were captured on video furtively mixing drinks up and having bottles taken to him on court at changeovers. They then shielded what they were doing after noticing the filming. During Wimbledon he could be seen inhaling powder from a bottle, which he called a ‘magic potion’. But Jelena Djokovic denied any wrongdoing was going on. ‘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.

‘Apparently, trying to be private makes you dodgy nowadays.’ In Glasgow, Great Britain face an early elimination from the Billie Jean King Cup after losing their first group match to Kazakhstan. With Emma Raducanu absent, Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart lost. And GB could now go out as soon as tonight if Kazakhstan beat Spain today in their group. Boulter went down 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Yulia Putinitseva before Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Dart 6-1, 6-4.

Boulter said the expected move of Wimbledon to allow coloured underwear will be well received. ‘I do think it helps,’ she said.