His match was pushed back into the early hours of the morning due to the incessant rain which has seen this tournament dubbed the ‘Drench Open’.
Novak Djokovic endured a ridiculous late-night ordeal against Lorenzo Musetti to reach the fourth round of the French Open.
With downpours wrecking another day on the outside courts in Paris, Roland Garros chiefs decided to squeeze in an unfinished match under the roof on Court Phillipe Chatrier before Djokovic took on Lorenzo Musetti in the night session. By the time Dimitrov had completed a four-set win – just shy of four hours in total – Djokovic, due to start at 8.15pm, finally got on the court at 10.40pm.
In the deciding set, the Serbian was pathetically called for a time violation by umpire Adel Nour, losing his first serve. He pleaded, “Have a little bit of understanding. It’s 4am.”
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