Novak Djokovic shut down a very blunt question from a journalist after the Serbian world No.1 made it through to the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Djokovic is chasing his 20th grand slam title at the All England Club, which would equal the record shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
After reaching his 10th Wimbledon semi-final by defeating Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 6-3 6-4 6-4, the five-time champion was met with a bizarre question in his press conference.
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"What has it been like to be something of the 'bad guy' chasing after Roger and Rafa all these years?" the journalist asked Djokovic.
"I don't consider myself a bad guy. But I mean, that's your opinion," Djokovic calmly responded to the question with a straight face.
"I'm not chasing anybody. I'm making my own path and my own journey, my own history. I'm privileged to be part of history of this sport that I love.
"As I said on the court, I know about a lot of stats. I don't know about all of them, but they do motivate me even more to play my best tennis at the events that count the most in our sport."
Tennis pundits were not impressed with the "appalling" line of questioning.
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Djokovic will now face Canadian young gun Denis Shapovalov for a place in the final.
"He's the best player in the world but I think anything is possible," Shapovalov said after his win.
"When you look at the scoreboard first thing on Friday, it's gonna be 0-0. Nothing else matters. It's a tennis match and it can go either way. I have full belief in my team."
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