Why was Novak Djokovic snubbed from Lleyton Hewitt on-court tribute video?

• Djokovic snubbed from Hewitt tribute video
• His recorded message was mysteriously cut
• Djokovic meets Seppi in RD3

It’s been a tough old week for five-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic.

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First of all, there have been countless questions linking him to match-fixing, which has understandably frustrated Djokovic as he angrily refutes the reports.

He also embarrassingly had his name misspelled on Rod Laver Arena.

And on Friday night, the world No. 1 has been turfed over to Margaret Court Arena, the No. 2 court at Melbourne Park. Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios have been given preferential RLA treatment.

But perhaps the biggest slight of them all — and the most mysterious — came on Thursday night, when leading players were shown in a tribute video for the retiring Lleyton Hewitt.

Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios all paid tribute to the Australian legend — but the clip was mysteriously cut short just as Djokovic’s recorded message was about to air.

“Hi Lleyton,” Djokovic began in the deleted clip.

“Tennis is going to miss you. You’ve been a great friend, a great competitor. You’ve brought so much to this sport. You’ve brought so much to Australia.

“I’m glad to be part of the era of tennis with you. Cheers. All the best.”

1.The AO cut off Novak’s segment of the Hewitt tribute video to show the”Big Four as Australia sees them”: Federer, Murray, Nadal&Kyrgios.

— Yolita* (@Yolitatennis) January 21, 2016

Djokovic takes on Italian Andreas Seppi in the third round on Friday night. The Serbian has a perfect 11–0 record against Seppi and most recently defeated him at last year’s US Open.

Seppi famously beat Roger Federer in the third round of the Australian Open last year.