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I was blogging this match, and I must say I didn’t appraise anything untoward. There are phonic similarities between Ruuuuuune and booooo, it’s true, but Ruuuuune seems like a fairly obvious way to support a player called Ruuuuune – especially in England, where chants of Ruuuuuuud and Rooooot have been commonplace for decades now. It may be that those involved were enjoying the opportunity to boo without actually booing – as if they were saying boo-urns – but I’m not sure how anyone could know for sure. I guess if I thought I was being booed, I like to think I might introspect to wonder why – Novak Djokovic is the greatest player of all time but not everyone vibes with his persona – but I’m certain he’ll play even better as a consequence, so.
Of course, we’re still processing yesterday’s controversy…
