Sports丨Djokovic tunes out boos to beat Rune

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Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic's opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was sure it was the latter — and he let everyone know he was not happy about it. ▲Serbia's Novak Djokovic mimics playing a violin in tribute to his daughter Tara after beating Denmark's Holger Rune in a fourth-round match at Wimbledon on Sunday. Djokovic easily beat 15th-seeded Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in just over two hours Monday night to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, then made sure to get a message across to those fans he thought were against him. Rune's supporters at various tournaments will often stretch out his last name, chanting, "Ruuuuuune!" — which sounds rather similar to "Boooooo!" — and that happened again Monday. During his on-court post-match interview, Djokovic spoke briefly about the match, but then veered into a discussion about the people in the stands. "To all the fans that ………………………………