Novak Djokovic riles French Open crowd with sarcastic gesture throughout remedy

Novak Djokovic hit again on the French Open crowd as he was booed whereas receiving a medical day trip. As the world No 3 had his thigh rubbed down, he began waving the followers on as they jeered him earlier than sarcastically giving a thumbs up and clapping.

Djokovic discovered himself in a gruelling match within the third spherical as he simply managed to take the primary two units in opposition to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The world No 3 wanted a tiebreak in each, with the opening two units taking nearly three hours.

After he gained the second 7-6(5), his opponent left the court docket for a loo break whereas the Serb referred to as the coach for a medical day trip. Djokovic then had his thigh massaged by the coach because the spectators all of a sudden began booing him for taking the break despite the fact that Davidovich Fokina wasn’t on the court docket.

And the two-time former champion in Paris wasn’t having it, as he riled them up additional by waving his arm within the air. Djokovic then confirmed the spectators a thumbs up earlier than clapping them sarcastically.

And Djokovic was backed up by John McEnroe, who was commentating for Eurosport. The retired tennis legend thought that the world No 3 was nicely inside his proper to take the remedy break – particularly as a result of Davidovich Fokina had left the court docket.

“So that was an instance to me where a player took a medical time out – in Novak’s case – and didn’t hold up the match because Davidovich Fokina was off the court, came back and they pretty much started when he got back,” the seven-time Major champion stated.