Djokovic hit with wonderful after smashing racket in Wimbledon closing defeat
The Serbian should pay $8,000 (£6,117) after angrily walloping his racket against the net post throughout a vital stage of the deciding fifth set on Centre Court, having wasted his personal break alternative after which seen his personal serve damaged throughout a pivotal sequence in an unforgettable match that lasted for nearly 5 hours.
The racket was left a twisted mess as a annoyed Djokovic’s fury drew boos from the group on the All England Club and earned him a code violation from close by chair umpire Fergus Murphy, with the 23-time Grand Slam winner having additionally earlier acquired a time violation for taking too lengthy to serve.
Djokovic has now been slapped with a wonderful for “racket abuse” by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), regardless of taking part in down the incident within the rapid aftermath of his 6-1, 6-7, 1-6, 6-3, 4-6 loss in an all-time traditional closing.
Furious outburst: Angry Novak Djokovic smashes his racket through the Wimbledon closing
/ BBC“There’s not much to talk about that,” he stated. “[It] was frustration. I had break points in the second game. Yeah, just a tough, tough couple of points.
“He played amazing to break my serve, which was enough to win the fifth [set].”
Pressed on the incident once more in the identical press convention, a tetchy Djokovic stated: “It was a frustration in the moment.
“I answered to your colleague two minutes ago about that. There’s not much to say about that.”
The defeat to Alcaraz marked the primary time in a decade that the dominant Djokovic has misplaced on Centre Court at Wimbledon, whereas he additionally missed out on the prospect to lastly go on and full a calendar Grand Slam after victories on the Australian Open and French Open already this yr.
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The 36-year-old, who had not did not win at SW19 since 2017, can even have to attend to match nice rival Roger Federer’s document haul of eight Wimbledon titles, whereas he stays one behind Margaret Court’s all-time main mark of 24 Grand Slam triumphs forward of the US Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows in New York subsequent month with Alcaraz the defending males’s champion.