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Some fans and pundits took the answer to be a swipe, or a sign of disrespect from the Serbian to the young Italian.
Sinner and Djokovic after the Italian won the Shanghai Masters last year. Getty
But speaking in Serbian ahead of the Australian Open, Djokovic dismissed the suggestion and explained the pair shared a passion for skiing and had discussed going on a trip together.
“Yes, I’ve seen it on social media that it’s being made into some kind of drama or a story, like I humiliated him or I’ve intentionally shown disrespect toward him. That’s ridiculous,” he said.
“It was one of those quiz type of interviews where you have to think of something in a second.
“Sinner’s name came up and I had this image in my head of him skiing, because I saw he was skiing somewhere. Also, the two of us talk about skiing always, how we’re going to ski together, et cetera.
