Novak Djokovic on the Philippe-Chatrier court. CLODOGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS
The Serb seemed disturbed on an announced let service when he had judged the ball good.
On the court Philippe Chatrier Novak Djokovic quietly dominated the American Aleksandar Kovacevic after two perfectly negotiated sets (6-3, 6-2, 1-0) when a small incident disturbed him.
While on serve after breaking at the start of the third set, a ball was called let by the net machine. An announcement that did not please the 36-year-old, convinced that it was good. He immediately raised his arms to the sky, dropping the ball he had in his hands.
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He then immediately went to complain to the referee. “It’s the fifth time“Was the man with 23 Grand Slam titles getting closer to the chair. “You can check out the machine because it’s amazing protested the Serb. This is the fifth time this has happened during the game.»
Noting that the referee was sticking to his guns, the seeded number 3 did not insist and returned to the back of the court under a few whistles.
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