ROME : Novak Djokovic fumed at Cameron Norrie after winning a tense encounter at the Italian Open on Tuesday, saying he failed to understand the reason for the Briton's 'attitude' on court.A charged-up Norrie vociferously celebrated points in the opening set of his 6-3 6-4 fourth-round loss despite traili
ROME : Novak Djokovic fumed at Cameron Norrie after winning a tense encounter at the Italian Open on Tuesday, saying he failed to understand the reason for the Briton's"attitude" on court.
Things began to heat up in the second set when Norrie's overhead smash hit Djokovic on the leg after the Serbian had turned his back on the net having given up on a point. But Djokovic was also unhappy about waiting to serve for the match after Norrie had taken a late medical timeout. "He's allowed to take a medical timeout. He's allowed to hit a player. He's allowed to say 'come on' in the face more or less every point from the first game.
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