Novak Djokovic might be the best tennis player on the face of the earth, but he is not liked much on social media. Cyberbullying is most common among stars in entertainment and sports. With the immense pressure that comes with tournaments, press conferences, and other obligations, tennis fans also feel a lot of heat from social media. Though tennis players are on social platforms to engage with fans better, it never serves that purpose.

Recently, research was conducted by the World Sports Network, which has shown why more needs to be done to protect sports stars from online abuse. WSN performed social media analytics on Twitter and Facebook comments about various key players. However, unsurprisingly, Novak Djokovic was the least-liked player of all active players.


About 15% of tweets i.e. one in five are negative in emotion for the Serbian. 11% of Facebook reactions for Novak Djokovic are angry. Few keywords that pop up for the player are “Selfish” and “Hope he never wins”

Next to Djokovic in negative popularity was Stefanos Tsitsipas. He also received a lot of negative tweets, about 15% similar to Djokovic’s, but his Facebook reactions were better than the Serb’s. Only 7% as compared to Djokovic’s 11%. In comparison, Cameron Norrie is the least hated online. His negative Twitter sentiment score stands at 4%, and his angry Facebook reactions are only 1%.