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World point guard Novak Djokovic checks the situation with the linesman with whom he encountered a ball in the victory match against Russia’s Karen Chatjanov.
Seeded Novak Djokovic passed his first real test in the French championship when he defeated Russia’s Karen Chatjanov in three straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
But it was with her heart in her throat that the tennis star advanced to the quarterfinals.
Djokovic strongly objected, but the most intimidating he received when he accidentally hit a linesman with a ball to the head in the first set.
– My God, it was a nasty deja vu. I’ve tried to get the linesman to hear if he’s okay, because I saw that he had a redness where he hit the ball. Hope it’s okay, said Djokovic.
Djokovic was banned from the US Open just a few weeks ago when, in anger, after missing a point, he hit a ball that hit a linesman’s neck. Then as now, it was a fourth round match.
– Of course, this will be something considering what happened in New York. But this kind of thing has happened to me and a lot of other players in the 15 years I’ve been on the road. I’ve seen it many times when the ball hits the frame and is controlled by a spectator or referee, said Djokovic.
The 33-year-old Serbian achieved his fourth consecutive 3-0 victory in Paris, where he is chasing his second title.
– It was a close match and I am happy to have managed to win in three games in a row, said the world point guard who now reached his eleventh consecutive quarter-final in Paris and the 47th Grand Slam context.
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