Meet Djovak Nokovic

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Meet Djovak Nokovic

Adding insult to (toe) injury, ESPN blundered the world No. 1's n

Published Sep 12, 2016

It was all over. Stan Wawrinka had just beaten world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, and ESPN quickly shut the door on the final Slam of the year to turn its attention to baseball. Recapping the match with a brief sentence, there was a hefty pause before ESPN commentator Dan Shulman said the name, "Djovak Nokovic."

No one missed the epic blunder.

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It's all fun and games until you realize Djokovic is one of the most recognizable tennis players on the planet with 12 Grand Slams, the No. 1 ranking and over $100 million in prize money. Yikes.