Novak Djokovic was unhappy and called out the umpire as he received a time violation during his Australian Open third-round match with Grigor Dimitrov. The Serbian has battled a hamstring injury that was evident in the first set, but fumed at the official during the match.
Djokovic broke his opponent in the first set, but struggled to get it over the line and was incensed after he was called for a time violation on a break point, claiming that it “decided” the set.
“Deciding an entire set, on a break point. You give me a time violation. Well done,” Djokovic said to the umpire in the latest outburst at the officials in the Major, as he was a break point down before the duo went into a tiebreaker.
Eurosport commentator Simon Reed noted how often that time violations had been perplexing the players at the tournament. “The umpires if anything the last two months have been erring on the side of the players,” Reed said.
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Djokovic went on to win the tiebreak in a 77-minute set, though he fell to the ground amid a hamstring injury that has been plaguing him at the Australian Open.
Dimitrov survived a fourth set point to level at 6-6, but the 35-year-old took the tiebreaker 9-7 with an acrobatic volley, before a medical time out was called for the Serb.
The physio was working on his left hamstring, as Djokovic was wincing during the first set but he did take to the court once again for the second set.
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