Djokovic hit the bottle. There is a recording of what actually happened [WIDEO] Tennis

Novak Djokovic (1st in ATP) feels very good on clay in Rome. The Serbian has won this tournament six times – in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2022 – and has also reached the ATP 1000 final six times, the last time Djokovic played on April 13 of this year. In the Masters semi-final in Monte Carlo. There he lost 4:6, 6:1, 4:6 to Norwegian Casper Ruud (seventh in the ATP). Then he decided to withdraw from the ATP 1000 tournament in Madrid. The competition in Rome was his opening on clay courts that season.

Scandal in Rome. “cattle”. Djokovic was hit by a water bottle

Due to the rankings, Djokovic had a free fate in the first round and started the fight from the second round. There he faced Frenchman Corentin Moutet (83 ATP player). After about 90 minutes of competition, Djokovic won 6-3, 6-1. A very funny situation happened during the meeting. Suddenly, the Frenchman’s phone started ringing in the stadium. Moute ran to the seat, took his phone out of his bag, and pretended to answer the call. Djokovic and the stands on Center Court in Rome responded with wide smiles.

But the scandal happened after the match when Djokovic gave a post-match interview. The Serbian headed towards the exit of the central court. Fans were waiting for him there, hoping to get his autograph. Djokovic signed a fan’s hat, and when he wanted to sign another fan’s card, he was hit on the head with a water bottle.

Djokovic immediately fell to the ground and grabbed his head. After only about twelve seconds, he left the court, accompanied by several people. “It is shocking and disgusting. Djokovic was hit on his head by a bottle thrown from the stands,” wrote the “Relevant Tennis” profile on the X “Cattle” portal.

Several minutes later, another recording appeared online. It appears that the situation was an unfortunate accident. The bottle fell out of the backpack of someone who was bending over to get an autograph.

Djokovic will play in the third round of the tournament in Rome against Chilean Alejandro Tabelo (32 players). This match will be held on Sunday, but the organizers have not yet published the exact game plan for today.