“Unfortunate situation,” Andy Roddick shares his views on the Novak Djokovic water bottle incident at Italian Open

Roddick was relieved to find out that it was an accident and not done on purpose.

“Unfortunate situation,” Andy Roddick shares his views on the Novak Djokovic water bottle incident at Italian Open

Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick (Via Imago)

Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic met an unfortunate accident after his second-round match at the 2024 Italian Open as a metal water bottle fell on his head. As the 36-year-old was signing autographs for his fans following a dominant win over Cotentine Moutet, a metal bottle fell on his head leaving the tennis ace injured.

Djokovic was rushed to the hospital and had to take medication. While the Serbian has confirmed that he is doing fine now, the tennis fraternity was left worried about the incident. Former American tennis ace Andy Roddick also shared his views on the incident.

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He called it unfortunate and said that he was happy to see that Djokovic was not severely injured. Andy Roddick also talked about speculations that claimed that someone deliberately dropped a water bottle to injure the player. Nevertheless, the American was relieved to find out that it was just an accident.

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You first see this and are like 'Okay, it's not some bu**head fan doing something ridiculous'. Obviously, we want Novak to be okay and the reports are good, he will be fine. Aluminum thing filled with water hits you on your head when you are not expecting, that's gonna leave a mark. I was relieved because the first video we saw where you hope it's not a fan dropping it on purpose. It fell off a backpack, it was a complete accident. Unfortunate situation, happy that Novak is okay.
Andy Roddick said on the Tennis Channel.

Novak Djokovic is fine!

Novak Djokovic was at the receiving end of an accident but fortunately for him, it was not that severe. While it looked really bad as the player was down on the ground for 20-30 seconds before going out of the court, Djokovic revealed that he was doing fine.

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Novak Djokovic at the 2024 Italian Open (Image via Imago)

The tournament also issued a statement to clarify the incident and claimed that it was not a cause for concern. They talked about the mishap and claimed that the player had gotten the necessary treatment and had returned to the hotel.

Novak Djokovic was accidentally hit on the head by a water bottle while leaving the Central Court at the end of his match while signing autographs for spectators. He has been subjected to the necessary medications, he has already left the Foro Italico to return to the hotel, his condition does not cause concern.
The Italian Open said in a statement.

Djokovic himself assured everyone that he is doing fine and will be back for his match on Sunday. Notably, the Serbian ace faces Alejandro Tabilo in the third-round match. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is eyeing his seventh title in Rome and also looking to gain momentum before the 2024 French Open.

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