Clue that shows Novak Djokovic is playing mind games with Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open

An offhand comment by Novak Djokovic in his press conference after crushing Alex de Minaur shows that the Serb superstar is already playing mind games withStefanos Tsitsipas.

The 21-time grand slam champion appeared to forget thatTsitsipas had ever played in a grand slam final, even though the pair had met at the 2021 French Open decider in an epic five-set showdown.

When he was reminded of the thrilling encounter by a journalist, Djokovic suddenly came to his senses.

'That's right. Sorry, my bad. I wanted to compliment him because he's someone who looks ready to go for the title, and the way he has been playing, he's been coming closer and closer,' the grand slam champ said.

Tennis fans found it very hard to believe that Djokovic had completely forgotten his French Open battle with the Greek.