Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has given the all-clear after the incident with a drinking bottle that hit him in the head at the tournament in Rome. “It was an accident and I’m fine, I’m resting in the hotel with an ice pack,” the 36-year-old Serbian wrote on X on Saturday night. The world number one was on Friday evening after his victory in the Masters tournament against Frenchman Corentin Moutet was hit by the bottle and fell to the ground.
Videos showed Djokovic signing autographs and a bottle falling on his head. Supervisors then accompanied the 24-time Grand Slam champion from the court. Djokovic thanked X for the many concerned messages.
The organizers of the tournament in the Italian capital announced in the evening that Djokovic had been treated with appropriate medication and had left the Foro Italico to return to his hotel. His condition is not worrying. A statement said that the drinking bottle had probably accidentally fallen on the six-time winner of the tournament and was not thrown at him on purpose. This can also be seen in videos.
In any case, Djokovic showed a lot of humor when he showed up again the next day to sign autographs, but he was wearing a bicycle helmet.
Djokovic had previously easily won the game against Moutet in the Roman Foro Italico 6:3, 6:1. The world number one moved into the third round, where he will now face Alejandro Tabilo from Chile.
2024-05-11 12:08:00
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