Watch: Novak Djokovic almost hits a ballboy ‘accidentally’ at the Serbia Open
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Novak Djokovic almost hit the ballboy
Novak Djokovic faced a spirited Andrey Rublev in the finals of the Serbia Open. Rublev came with a clear mindset that he had nothing to lose in the final against the world number 1, so he was ready to give it his all and let the results be.
Andrey Rublev defeated Novak Djokovic after Novak’s second-set comeback. The Russian star ‘bageled’ Djokovic in the third set and took home the trophy. The final didn’t go as the world number 1 would have expected with him not being able to put that final touch on the resurgence tale. It could have gone a lot worse as there was a very scary moment in the game.
Almost got hit by Novak Djokovic, the ballboy escapes a nasty accident
After Rublev’s serve and the return by Djokovic, Rublev hit a cross-court forehand and Djokovic was not able to reach the ball. He went towards the ball and the racquet ‘slipped out of his hand’. Some people don’t believe that it slipped, they think that the frustration of the point got to Djokovic and he just threw the racquet. Whatever be the case, the racquet went hurtling towards the ballboy and he was quick to get out of the racquet’s trajectory. What was more puzzling is the fact that Djokovic didn’t apologize for this accident and the fans are not happy with this.
There are many parties that make the case for a racquet throw and others who defended the world number 1, that it was not intentional. There was some noise on Twitter about this incident as well as its customary nature that it is filled with a lot of viewpoints. But, In any case, it was only fair and in the spirit of the game that Djokovic should have apologized to the ballboy for that accident.
Djokovic will look for more tournaments to practice his form more on the clay before heading to the Roland Garros to defend his French Open title.
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