When Trash Talking Novak Djokovic Goes Horribly Wrong 

Novak has more Grand Slams than Shelton's age.

Hey Kid - he doesn’t compete at the highest level. He is the highest level. He’s the gold standard.

I am an American and I was rooting for Ben - till his match with Tiafoe (and after) - when he started showing his true colors. I hope his parents and others around him would actually read constructive criticism on social media and help Ben become the best version of himself. His press-conference after the match with Djokovic would be hilarious if it weren't so pathetic. Everything he said reeked of arrogance and passive-aggressive vindictiveness. Not being able to say anything positive about his opponent? Saying that Novak was similar to him? Calling Djokovic “number 2 player” when it was already known that he was back to being #1? Plus, it is not a secret that Novak was robbed of his titles and rankings by not being allowed to play in many tournaments in 2022. Numbers aside, Ben could have used any other terms (like “top player”, for example). Can’t tell the difference between imitating and mocking, seriously? Can’t tell when someone is being ironic? Shelton could have turned it into a good joke but no - he had to take another dig at his opponent. Granted, Ben was ‘compensating’ because he was in pain. However, it is the degree of his disappointment that I find most shocking. He should have been elated to have played against the GOAT Novak and should have been beaming of joy, no matter the outcome. Of course, any young player who reaches that level should want, hope, and aspire to win and believe it could happen, if all the stars aligned. There have been cases of astonishing upsets in history of tennis - but those were rather rare. To actually expect to win, to feel entitled to win the very first match against the greatest player of all times - is simply delusional. I am afraid this is not just Shelton’s problem - it is something either cultural, generational or both. So many people seem to confuse confidence with arrogance - or worse. I doubt Shelton will ever have Djokovic’s class as a person, but he is young and can learn a lot - in every aspect - from Novak, Federer, and others great players. I think he needs to watch as many videos as possible of Novak’s matches and pay attention to how Djokovic embraces his opponents after the match, regardless of winning or losing, and to what he says about them. Novak is not just a great tennis player - he is a remarkable person.

Ben is truly a legend... in his own mind.

"He can compete at the highest level" No sh%t, Sherlock... he IS the highest level..

At his age, Djokovic was already No. 3 !

Nothing compares to Novak. He is undoubtedly the greatest of all time. What an incredible person.

There won’t be another player in history that silenced the crowd and made them look like fools the way Novak did. The hate run in their veins was paramount until they gave up and learned that he is better than anyone of them in terms of manners and mindset. All the rest even his biggest rivals are just mere mortals in this game whereas, Novak is simply immortal.

“Playing someone who never played me before” Confidence is good, completely not understanding your position is hilarious

Yep, I'm British and we never seem to learn when it comes to Novak. The same way cheering for a player gives them confidence, booing and being hostile to Novak makes him stronger. He's actually said this, yet crowds stll think being hostile will put him off. Shows what a fantastic all-round player he is.

He really think he’s the first servebot that Novak faced in his legendary career?!? Lmao

Imagine being deluded enough to trash talk the GOAT of GOATs.

He got humbled real quick.

Bens attitude comes from coaching.. oh wait his coach is his dad so yeah there u go .. that's a bad parenting right there.

Shelton was sent back to school. This was a huge reality check for the arrogant kid and his whole team. Nole is a legend. He keeps winning the biggest tournaments and giving lessons to youngsters.

Ben Shelton was not taught well by his parents. He feels already at par with Novak. Shameful

calls Novak another tough opponent. 🤣🤣

compares his own qualities and himself to Novak’s greatness as though they’re in the same league. lol

How appropriate Novak broke Federer's 20 slam record at Wimbledon last year, Nadal's 22 slam record at Roland Garros this year, Serena's 23 slam record at the US Open this year and has a chance to break Margaret Court's 24 slam record at the Australian Open next year. Breaking each legend's record on their home turf, so to speak.

No Wonder his initials are: “B.S.” It wasn’t even close. Straight sets!

Imagine a tennis player that hasn't won a single considerable title in his career say that he can bring something diffrent to the court against a player that has won over 20 grand slams in his carrer.

Novak crushing all US players😂

He brought some incredible losing to the table 😂

2008 Andy trying to be smartass, then 15 year later, he gives Joker the US Open trophy. (that should be at the end of the video)

Shelton s from US, his behavior speaks a lot about his upbringing, I'm guessing most gen z s from big cities in US are like him. On the contrary look at alcaraz, an amazing full of dreams respect for others and a lively person born n bought up in a village. His game is number 1 but he always appreciates and regard every player he plays with. That says a lot about modern culture vs traditional modest culture.

The way he handled the crowd in the Wimbledon 2019 final made me a fan, then covid happened and now i love him. I basically judge people's characters by how well they deal with the fact that Nole is the GOAT 😄🐐💖

"Your love makes me stronger, your hate makes me unstoppable" - Cristiano Ronaldo

When the crowd is shouting Roger, I hear Novak: This Man is the Greatest Tennis Player Ever.❤

How disrespectful of Ben to not even take Djokovic’s name in both pre and post match interviews. It’s almost like he is afraid to take Djokovic’s name as it will shatter his self-belief.

he actually described Nole the GOAT as ,,another tough opponent “ that was his first mistake second was his on court behavior during the match , i liked this dude before the match but not after he’s a punk who got his ass whooped by the GOAT😅😅😅

"he has a similar mentality to me on court" Dude you can only hope to be similar to HIM, how to use your words to still seem like you have the upper hand. Also, very egostical

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth -Mike Tyson

Wow! His attitude towards Novak sucks! I had respect for Ben, but that is out the window now! Hope he loses every match! Boy, definitely needs to grow up! I'm glad Novak took him to school and slammed the phone on him! 😂 Novak is my dude! 😊❤

Taj decko Shelton nikoga nije impresionirao svojom prelepom igrom ali se obrijao neprimerenim ponašanjem. Vidi se nevaspitanje ,čak je i njegov otac pokazao isto. I publika takodjer nekulturna.Velika sramota.😢😢😢😢😢

Sometimes I wonder whether Federer or Nadal have ever played in a condition where almost the whole crowd is against them. If not, could they have won in such a scenario with such extra pressure?

People and opponent don't understand: Novak is most dangerous when someone provocate him. In Serbia we have word for this: Inat.

The biggest trash talk against Djokovic was from Federer press conference after losing to Djokovic in us open. He said the return FH winner to save match point from Djokovic was a lucky shot. Djokovic took it personally and finally won the GOAT debate 😊

How did you manage to miss Alex de Minaur at the AO? :D That was the biggest spanking after a trash talk in history.

Shelton is a punk. Djoker is a legend. - J Conners

Forget Novak for a second, and focus on the kid: If you are young and just started, what gives you the right to be that arrogant? You literally didn't do shit, it takes years to prove yourself. Djokovic did just that, and if someone can teach that kind a lesson, he is the guy.

It is almost impossible to talk about Wimbledon 2019 final without showing the "finger lady"... That is an iconic depiction of the disdain, underestimation and disrespect of the whole crowd towards one giant of the sport. The crowd really had to learn a bitter lesson from the warrior genius of Novak Djokovic. Overall, I think it is ok if people are cheering more for Federer, but the way Djokovic was treated is disgusting. It should have been like Wimbledon 2008 final, when the crowd shared their support for both Federer and Nadal.

Djokovic Spanked the Yank

I salute Jokovic for teaching the cocky Americans how to respect other people. It is difficult for any American to change their mentality. Their arrogant politicians are their role models.

Wimbledon 19 will forever stay as a prime example of famous British "courtesy"... such a disrespectful and unsportsmanlike display. They deserved an award for that. Djokovic silencing them and that finger wiggling "lady" was absolutely sublime to witness live! Also, the so called "sportsman", "graceful", "class act" Federer did not even try to show any sort of sportsmanship during the match by even trying once to let the crowd know just how disrespectful they were towards his opponent and the game of Tennis overall...

In Serbia, we have a great joke: "They are arguing with Rafa N. and Roger F. who is the best tennis player of all time. Rafa says: God sent me to earth with the task of becoming the best of all time! Roger says: You're a liar! God sent me on that mission! Novak appears suddenly and says: Guys, guys, there is no reason for your quarrel. I didn't send anyone anywhere." This is no longer a joke ... there is one God... I mean the tennis God ... I mean is one Nole 🤩🤩🤩

Greatest tennis player of all time hands down 🙌

How can you not love Novak Djokovic? He is a man among men.

Ben thinks he’s still playing on his college team. However, he was just introduced to Mr. Djokovic 😂

Mr Shelton has a lot to learn!

Little did he know, the MJ of tennis was about to drop 45 on his ass.

There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Usually when you cross that line you lose. Compared to Shelton, Djokovic has the class and virtue of an aristocrat. This young American seems immature, uncultured and without basic manners, which is not surprising considering where he comes from.

Shelton has a very annoying attitude on court (i think it's a vestige of his college days). He doesn't seem to be a bad guy at all, but he needs to understand the difference between confident and cocky. Look at Alcaraz, he showed nothing more than respect for Djokovic and that doesn't prevent him from winning half of their matches. It's obvious that something happened because Novak is generally very generous with young players and what he did at the end of the match showed he was pissed off

Novak hung up and shut him down. Lolz.

Boy, he is not high level player, he is the legend, the greatest tennis player ever

Benn was the one who said when you win you can celebrate however way you want . Newsflash Ben, Djokovic did just that.

Ben's a clear narcissist.

Novak has already proven his ability to overcome a negative environment at tournaments and handle trash talk from his opponents. Additionally, one must consider that at a very young age, Novak mentally overcame an extremely difficult period during the NATO bombing of Belgrade. It is challenging to undermine a champion like Novak with mere words when he has already experienced the harsh realities of war and witnessed the bombs that devastated his city and country. This adversity only made Novak stronger. So, before comparing him to any of his opponents, it's essential to research their pasts and determine if they grew up in a tough environment or if they were always pampered and raised as privileged children. This will shed light on their true ability to face adversity and reveal their toughness.

the little Shelton must to know where he belongs

Shelton tried calling Djokovic to let him win one game.. but Djokovic just hang up on him 😆

In Shelton's case you should have put more emphasis on Ben's antics on the court which I'm sure were the main reason why Novak did the phone celebration. There are unwritten rules in tennis that you don't celebrate excessively your opponents mistakes and Shelton disrespected that. Whenever Djokovic did a double fault or an unforced error Ben celebrated like he won an insane winner and even stared at Novak trying to intimidate him lol. The crowd normally supported their home player nothing wrong with that, but their cheering on Novak's mistakes probably encouraged Ben to act the way he did as he was in a dire situation and needed a boost. Just look how he celebrated that break in the 3rd set to force a tiebreak, you'd think Ben won the match. Imo if Shelton behaved normally during the match Novak wouldn't have mocked him (and the crowd) at the end. Why didn't he do anything in the Fritz match? Because Taylor behaved like a normal person.

"He can compete at the highest level" Understatement of the millennium.

Some American players: Tiafoe, Coco, Pegula, etc said publicly that they should allow "trash-talking" at tennis. They even mentioned that it should be more similar to "basketball". I like when these entitled Americans get humbled. Tennis is not the NBA, sorry 😅

Hearing a 20 year old tennis player realizing that Noval can compete on the highest level, is like hearing a 14 year old student realizing 1+1=2. Pfffff, i mean how much salted can he get after being destroyed.

“he is a guy who can compete at the highest level…like me.” Thats Shelton’s learning from playing the GOAT. omg.

This man is amazing

Novak Djokovic #24 🐐 - US Open Trophy 🏆 handed to him by andy roddick

Shelton was a bit late with his "downplay" comments about Djokovic level and ability. That was last year, and few years prior when every punk could take a jab at Novak and have a pass from him, because he was to polite. The tank top version of Novak we got this year, that is way more powerful and physically imposing than any version we had since 2016, is here to hand over some lessons. Djokovic might be a step slower sometimes oand his stamina isnt as it use to be, but when he finds his range, he can drill holes in some way better players than this little punk.

The greatest tennis player of all times

His confidence was good and nothing wrong with it. But attitude was so bad. Youngsters like Sinner ,Carlos Rune are so humble. Carlos and Rune defeated him but never saw them showing attitude when speaking about him.

Look at the face of Andy Roddick when he gave the 24th US Open Championship Trophy to Novak

Shelton is just another player. Novak is the GOAT

the boy is FULL of himself.

"I learned a lot about myself (he obviously didn't learn from his opponent who had far better techniques than him). He is a guy who has the same mentality to me on the court". Everything revolves around himself.

This kid Ben has been hiding under the rock 😂😂😂😂 he seems surprised that Djokovic is “competing at the highest level” 😂😂😂😂😂

Funny how it was actually Novak who showed him something he had not seen on the court 😂

The giant of the game of tennis : Novak Djokovic.

NO ONE CAN BEAT THE MENTAL GIANT !!!!

3:35 he is a guy whou can compete at the highest level. And you ???? Can you tidy up your room on the highest level ,?????😂😂😂😂😂

Novak has unbelievable mental strength. Imagine playing such competitive singles match with the whole crowd and press against you and still defeating your opponents over and over.

....."He's a guy that CAN compete on highest level", saying something so foookn stupid about one of the greatest players to walk the tennis court really says alot about the person speaking...

And at the end NOVAK DJOKOVIC send them all in tennis retirement Andy Roddick Andy Murray wawrinka delpo Tsonga David Ferer Berdych Roger Federer nadal 😂😂😂😂😂.. NOVAK DJOKOVIC still 2024 , 25 probably 26 27 still unstoppable force and still counting 😂😂😂

That's why he is the GOAT. He is the GOAT in EVERY aspect. Even as a human. In Marbella he was simply a modest gentleman with a lot of attention and good intentions towards those who came to see him train. You'll never ever find an athlete as good as him in the world. In any sports. So instead of criticizing him one should be grateful to the world (and his mom) to have brought such a phenomenon in this world for us to witness.

My respect for this man only grew as he stood strong against the C19 Vax tyranny! Novak is my hero!

Personally I don’t think Shelton said anything wrong before the match. But after yea… lol

There's a difference between confidence and arrogance. The kid got owned and schooled by a far superior athlete and GOAT.

Hanging up the call is awesome 😂 by Novak

man, probably the most satisfying match i ever watched in tenis was that 2019 finals, not only GOAT shut the mouth of the worst tenis crowd in the world but at same time he retired Federer as well , what more can you ask for 💪

Hope he learns his lesson to be respectful towards the legends also to the opponents whoever it is. And also needs discipline, dedication that lacks in these young players.

Since Novac refused to take the fake medicine from the last three years, i became an even bigger fan of his.

Well done Novak. Sheldon deserved it.

Every single situation Novak had to endure has made of him the GOAT ❤.

Andy Roddick learned his lesson and now he's a big fan and advocate of the sheer unmatchable genius Novak is. Ben will also learn his lesson in due course of time. It's about time. Novak will be around for a while now. So, Poor Ben has some time to learn the important and harsh lessons of life.

And then it was Roddick who handed Novak the US Open trophy - maybe in 2043 when Novak wins his 50th slam at the US Open, Ben Shelton will hand him the trophy

When they say Roger. I hear Novak. Love that. ❤😊❤😊

The GOAT!! I'm deeply impressed by Novak in so many ways! That inner strength for one! 💪😃!

He will never enjoy any other moment more than Djokovic's phone call. For me, Shelton's career is already over.

"I will bring some new things to the table" Gets fucking annihilated 3-0.

All of us Djokovic fans were waiting for this 5:35 😂

Ironic isn't it that it was Roddick in the end who was always injured, bringing an early end to his career - where Djokovic is now known for his longevity and resilience

What a idol nole is