Novak Djokovic He was hit in the head by a water bottle after his first round match at the Italian Open.
The 36-year-old tennis phenomenon took to the stands after her victory over the French player Corentin Motet 6-3, 6-1 on Friday, May 10. Footage was shared on social media via XDjokovic was hit in the head when he approached fans to sign autographs, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.
Security at the event, which was held at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, quickly rushed to Djokovic’s aid before returning him to the building.
Following the incident, tournament organizers issued a statement saying that the athlete “has undergone appropriate treatment and has already left Foro Italico to return to his hotel” and noted that “his condition does not cause concern.”
A tennis association spokesman said: “We are very disturbed by what happened, and are trying to find out who he is and understand the dynamics.” Alessandro Catapano He said in a statement to each Fox News. “The police came and asked for information, but the person who did it had already left. We are reviewing all the video and camera angles to see if we can determine exactly what happened.
Hours later, an alternate angle of the moment was posted XIt was revealed that the water bottle accidentally fell from Djokovic after it slipped from a fan’s backpack.
Friday’s match was Djokovic’s first match in the tournament, where he holds first place. His next match will be against the 29th seed Alejandro Tabello On Sunday, May 12th. Later this month, he will attempt to defend his title at the French Open, which starts on May 26.
This is not the first time an accidental injury has occurred on one of Djokovic’s courts. During the US Open in September 2020, the player inadvertently hit a linesman with a tennis ball and was later disqualified during a fourth-round match against Spain. Pablo Carreno Busta.
Novak Djokovic was hit in the head with a bottle by a fan and fell bleeding.
The shock of insecurity before the Rome Championship.
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Djokovic appeared frustrated during the match after trailing 5-6 in the first set and appeared to be suffering from a shoulder injury. As he walked to the sideline to make a substitution, he took a ball out of his pocket and threw it behind him, hitting the woman.
Then the tournament referee approached Djokovic Soren Fremel And a grand slam supervisor Andreas Egli Who spoke on court for more than 5 minutes before finally deciding to exclude Djokovic from the match and the tournament.
“In accordance with the Grand Slam rules, following his actions of deliberately hitting the ball dangerously or recklessly onto the court or hitting the ball with disregard for the consequences, the U.S. Open Championship referee removed Novak Djokovic from the tournament,” the USTA said in a statement at the time. US Open 2020. “Because he defaults, Djokovic will forfeit all ranking points earned at the US Open and will be fined the prize money he won at the tournament in addition to any or all fines imposed in connection with the offending incident.”
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Djokovic later spoke about the incident on Instagram, writing: “This whole situation has left me really sad and empty. I checked the lines and the tournament told me she was fine thank God. I’m so sorry I caused her this stress. Very unintentional. Wrong.” “I will not reveal her name out of respect for her privacy.”
He continued: “As for the elimination, I need to go back inside and work on overcoming my disappointment and turn all of this into a lesson for my growth and development as a player and a person. I apologize to the @usopen tournament and everyone associated with it for my behavior. I am very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support, and to the fans for being there.” Always with me. Thank you and I’m so sorry.”
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