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Pablo Carreño Busta accused Novak Djokovic of acting. © APA / afp / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the French Open with a victory in 4 sets against Pablo Carreño Busta. His opponent came forward after the game about the behavior of the world’s number one. “Not fun”.
October 08, 2020
The reason for this was a “medical time-out”, which the Djoker took after losing the first set. Djokovic complained of neck problems and was treated by his physiotherapist.
“He can always be treated if he has problems on the field”
Pablo Carreno Busta
After the game, Carreño Busta accused the Serbian of acting: “You can always treat him when he has problems on the field. This has been the case for years. If he’s late, let the physio come. Maybe it’s the mental pressure that prompts you to do it. Afterwards he always plays normally, as if nothing had happened. “
Novak Djokovic had his physical therapist treat him twice at the start of the second movement. © APA / afp / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
The accusations are not new
These accusations are not new to the ATP tour. Time and again, players had negatively expressed that Djokovic used “medical time-outs” in difficult sporting situations. This time they were probably unfair. The 33-year-old was reasonably normal in the first sentence, but did not move properly and did not recover properly even from ball hits.
“I really didn’t feel good”
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic defended himself and said otherwise Eurosport: “I really didn’t feel good. I’ve got the back of my neck (he’s wearing a huge cast there Anm. re. Red. ) and felt the left arm. But I don’t want to talk about that in detail, otherwise it sounds like a complaint. “
Becker defends his former protégé
His former coach Boris Becker was sure: “He’s not doing it for fun. He had a visible blockage in the vertebrae in his neck. However, he also suffered psychologically because the match against Carreño Busta after the false pass in New York meant a lot to him. “
As a reminder, when he was disqualified from the US Open in the round of 16, his opponent was also named Carreño Busta. Therefore, according to Becker, Djokovic had against the number 18 of the world. those from Spain looked very nervous and shouted a lot in the field.
Regardless, Djokovic prevailed in the end and will now face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals on Friday. Against the Greek, he should be in top physical shape, after all, after his first round match (when he gave up the first two sets), he didn’t make a set.
Author: Mr.
