Novak Djokovic ‘arrogant’ and a ‘prize prat’ after walking out of BBC Wimbledon interview

A body language expert has claimed that Novak Djokovic “made himself look like a prize prat” after analysing a 98-second BBC interview before the Serbian star walked out early.

Djokovic was furious at the Beeb’s reporter for asking three questions about his reaction to the Wimbledon crowd, having called out those on Centre Court for what he perceived to be jeers during a straight-sets win over Holger Rune.

When the BBC attempted to change the topic to Djokovic’s quarter-final opponent, Alex De Minaur, before the Aussie pulled out of their match due to injury, the seven-time champion had his body language analysed by body language expert Darren Stanton.

He made himself look like a prize prat quite frankly,” Stanton told Grosvenor Sport. “When he spoke to the crowd after the match, that’s a sign of arrogance and dominance. He spoke very condescendingly to the crowd. He made himself look very silly in his interview straight after the game.

“In the recent interview with the BBC journalist, his underlying emotion was one of anger. You notice the micro-expressions of anger, his eyebrows pull together, his eyes and lips go narrow and he tilts his head down. The underlying feeling is anger.

“He’s also got the quickest blink rate of anyone I’ve seen for quite some time. It doesn’t mean he’s lying in anything that he’s saying but his level of aggression has gone from 0 to 60 in a matter of milliseconds.”