Frustration left out on the holy post: Djokovic gets buses after the final freak out

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It is one of the most painful defeats of his career: Novak Djokovic (36) not only missed Roger Federer’s (41) record eight titles in the Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz (20), but also missed the chance at the Grand Prix calendar. slam this year.

The fifth set showed how much Djokovic got on his nerves in the dramatic endgame: first, after a very spectacular rally in which the felt ball went back and forth 17 times, he volleyed into the net – missing the early break for the 2nd goal :0. In return, Alcaraz manages to make the final decisive break to make it 2:1, causing Djokovic’s emotions to overflow. Completely beside himself and with full force, he rams the racket against the net post, right in front of the referee’s chair.

This completely destroys the playground equipment, but the post withstands the attack surprisingly well, except for a scratch and a dent. Djokovic is cautioned for this – his second of the day after being penalized for going over the time earlier in the match.

“I just felt frustrated at the moment”

Now the tournament management has also handed out the official fine: Djokovic must pay the equivalent of 6870 francs for mishandling his racket on the net post. The highest amount of this year’s tournament, but still a no-brainer for the world number two, who earned around 1.3 million francs in prize money just by reaching the final at Wimbledon and has a career total of 146 million francs.

Djokovic says of the post-match scene: “There’s not much to say about that. I just felt frustrated at the time. Carlos played great to break my serve – that was enough for him to win the fifth set in the end.” (mpe)

Source : Blick