'How do we not call out the hypocrisy': Djokovic gets hard-hitting mention in Alcaraz 'pill saga' at US Open
Hindustan TimesIn November last year, Novak Djokovic had found himself in the midst of a bizarre controversy pertaining to a 'magic potion'. 'Magic potion' saga from 2022 Paris Masters involving Djokovic was given a reminder in response to Alcaraz's US Open drama On Saturday, the incident was given a reminder by fans of Djokovic when Carlos Alcaraz was caught in a US Open drama over an incident surrounding a bottle of pills. During his fourth round match against Britain's Dan Evans, which he won 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, to make a second successive round of 16 appearances in New York and keep his US Open dream alive, Alcaraz was seen being passed on some mysterious pills by his team through a ball kid. It had happened during the second set when gestured towards his box before a member of his entourage was seen leaning over the barrier to pass a small glass jar containing one pill for an apparent ailment to a ball kid who then ran towards Alcaraz to hand it over. While commentators on air called it as Alcaraz's 'secret stuff', on social media, fans of Djokovic pointed out the hypocrisy in media to not point out, talk or question the incident as they recalled the 2022 saga from Paris Masters.
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