The you tube caption is more accurate. If you click on the video, his reaction is great. Amused and accepting of the 1st-time use he has ever heard the term used about himself. Tennis-X has a caption that is flat wrong. Nothing in that vid about disliking it.
Djokovic is still one of the youngest players in the Top 10. For many years he was the youngest one. At the moment, he is the 4th youngest with the recent additions of Raonic, Nishikorim and Cilic.
“Veteran” was something Fed or Ferrer or Roddick was called. Not him. Things change.

April 1st, 2015 at 2:37 pm

He is a veteran though when you think about it. He turns 28 in May and historically players are seen as senior figures on Tue tour at that age. His span on the tour (over 10 years I think), number of matches (probably over 800), success and stature qualifies him as a veteran in the world of Tennis for me. Weird? Yes. But in tennis it’s not weird or strange for me.

April 1st, 2015 at 4:34 pm

chrisford1, that’s true. his reaction is pretty funny. i guess he wasn’t expecting to hear, that but it’s funny-strange how he is kind of hit by the reality that it’s true in that very moment, which in a way, he acknowledges. i thought he was conciliatory overall.

April 1st, 2015 at 5:01 pm

Judging by the titles of recent articles/blog entries, Tom doesn’t like Novak and Rafa. Inaccurate representation galore.

April 1st, 2015 at 11:39 pm

Agree with you Sidney. Tom’s bias is increasingly becoming obvious.

April 1st, 2015 at 11:58 pm

@sidney: spot on. The amount of TMZ like clickbait on those 2 recently has been unreal.

April 2nd, 2015 at 3:57 am

Very sweet reaction from Novak. He seemed taken off guard, but when you think about it, though certainly not over the hill, Novak, now in his late 20s will be regarded as a veteran.

It really is a silly term though. So I can see why he smiled.

I think all the comments about him not playing so well this tournament, may well be correct. However, he has come straight from winning a previous title, so much be suffering from Lactic acid build up, with very little rest in between tournaments, it is no wonder he has looked tired and heavy in between matches.

April 2nd, 2015 at 11:24 am

and during matches, at times.

April 2nd, 2015 at 11:25 am

let’s not forget that when federer turned 28, people were excusing his losses to nadal and djoker as the result of his old age and ‘past prime’ performance.
lol.

April 2nd, 2015 at 1:04 pm